Mosaic National database for contaminated sites – Dataset

The MOSAICO database collects the available information on the reclamation procedures that affect the Italian territory, both local ones falling within the competence of the Regions or bodies delegated by them and those in the SINs (Sites of National Interest) within the competence of the MASE (Ministry of the Environment and Energy Safety). The object of the database is the remediation process, whether it is ongoing or completed. For each procedure, administrative – management information (type of procedure, competent authority, parties involved, progress of the procedure), technical information (matrices involved, type and degree of contamination, type of intervention) and costs are stored.The reclamation of contaminated sites is regulated at national level by Legislative Decree 152/06 and as amended. Part Four, Title V. The registry of the sites subject to the reclamation procedure is an instrument provided for by the rules on contaminated sites (first DM 471/99 now Legislative Decree 152/06 and as amended Article 251) prepared by the Regions and Autonomous Provinces. According to Article 251 of Legislative Decree 15/06 e smi, paragraph 3 “To ensure the effectiveness of the collection and transfer of data and information, the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) defines, in collaboration with the regions and regional agencies for the protection of the environment, the contents and the structure of the essential data of the registry, as well as the modalities of their transposition into information systems linked to the network of the National Environmental Information System (SINA) (SINA).