This paper reviews these iron-based land remediation technologies and their current state of development and evaluates their applicability (and limitations) in remediating a range of common soil/sediment contaminants. AND WILL BE WRITING AS FOLLOWING: ABSTRACT 1. Introduction 2. The environmental chemistry of iron 3. Iron as a remediation tool 3.1. Sorptive/stabilisation technologies 3.1.1. Iron as a sorbent in “assisted natural remediation” schemes 3.2. Reductive technologies 3.2.1. Iron-based chemical treatment methods 3.2.2. Iron-based particles as tools for soil remediation 3.3. A combined chemical approach: Reactive barrier technologies 4. Magnetic separation technique 5. Discussion 6. Conclusions REFERENCES