''Surveyor'' is a British professional weekly

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for those in the

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and

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s providing technical services in

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. The magazine has a history of more than one hundred years. ''A data base of dioxin and furan emissions from municipal refuse incinerators''
''Surveyor'' first published 1882 It contains news and full-length articles on areas such as

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s, traffic and transportation,

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and environmental control. It also carries

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for the sector. Despite its name, '' 'Surveyor' '' does not actually refer to the

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in the

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, but took its name from the old title of county surveyor, which is now referred to as Director of Technical Services in UK local authorities. The magazine has close link to the County Surveyors Society, which was established officially at a meeting of eleven county surveyors for England on 19 November 1885.

References

External links

The Surveyor's official site

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