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Fig. 1 Assessments of irregular procedures registered in CREA-AM in the years 2017 and 2018
In 2017 the main records of activities performed by environmental professionals
registered in CREA-AM were related with construction activities: 160 of the total
202 ARTs registered in CREA-AM (79%) were in the construction industry. Surprisingly in 2018 the number of registered ARTs in the environmental area focusing
construction-related activities decreased to 44 in a total of 541 registered ARTs
(8%). To identify possible causes of this sudden and relevant alteration, registered
ARTs related with construction activities were further analysed. Table 2 shows the
specific environmental activities reported in the ARTs associated with construction
projects. These results show that the collection of Construction and Demolition Waste
(CDW) is frequently referred both in 2017 and 2018, but the remediation of degraded
areas shows a drastic reduction from 2017 to 2018, accompanied by a reduction of
Table 2 ARTs registered at
CREA-AM in 2017 and 2018,
related with construction
activities
Activity
2017
2018
CDW collection
9
12
CDW transport
5
1
CDW destination
10
1
CDW treatment
12
6
Environmental monitoring
16
19
Remediation of degraded areas
99
1
Environmental impact studies
9
4