Environmental contaminants can have negative effects on human health and land, air and water resources. Consequently, there have been significant advances in regulation for protecting the environment in developed countries including the development of remediation frameworks and guidelines. On the other hand, fewer studies have been reported on the risks and health effects of contaminants in developing regions and there is scarce information regarding contaminated land assessment and environmental remediation. Colombia is an important emerging economy and has started to take the first steps towards the development of a framework for the management of contaminated sites and there are opportunities for the country to learn from countries with well-established frameworks such as the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) and for international collaboration with organisations such as CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CARE). We review main pollution issues, current status of contaminated land management in Colombia to identify the gaps in policy and regulation. We also review the UK and US contaminated land policies and regulations to identify the elements of those experiences that could support progress in the country. Finally, we propose recommendations (e.g. risk based approach, soil screening criteria, clean-up funding, liability) for Colombia that could support further development and implementation of a more effective contaminated land management framework.

环境污染物可能对人类健康以及土地，空气和水资源产生负面影响。因此，发达国家在保护环境方面的法规取得了重大进展，包括制定了补救框架和准则。另一方面，关于发展中地区污染物的风险和健康影响的研究报道较少，关于污染土地评估和环境修复的信息很少。哥伦比亚是重要的新兴经济体，已开始朝着建立污染场地管理框架的方向迈出第一步，该国也有机会向框架完善的国家（例如美国）学习。与英国（UK）并与CRC等组织进行国际合作以进行污染评估和环境修复（CARE）。我们审查了主要的污染问题，哥伦比亚受污染土地管理的现状，以找出政策和法规方面的差距。我们还审查了英国和美国受污染的土地政策和法规，以确定可以支持该国进步的那些经验要素。最后，我们提出建议（例如，基于风险的方法，土壤筛选标准，