''Surveyor'' is a British professional weekly magazine 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, planning,

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and

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. It also carries recruitment

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for the sector. Despite its name, '' 'Surveyor' '' does not actually refer to the surveyors in the construction industry, but took its name from the old title of

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, 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

''Surveyor first published 1882''

''Origins of Surveyors''
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