Useful Resources and other GEMs for PAHs
Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons(PAHs) are often detected in the UK as part of a suite of soil analysis used when assessing land quality. There has been much debate over the risks posed by PAHs in soil and […]
Author: Claire Dickinson
Are you using tyre bales in civil engineering and landfill infrastructure works ?
Then you might want to read the Environment Agency’s Position Statement 085 which sets out the requirements where an environmental permit or variation to a permit, in relation to a waste operation for the use […]
Research Theme – Soil Moisture Content
Soil moisture content is the most critical parameter in determining the releasibility of asbestos fibres from soil, and yet there is very little understanding of what typical UK soil moisture levels are, or how they […]
Asbestos, the “unexpected” risk when coring through ground floor slabs
How often when doing an investigation do you consider whether asbestos may be present beneath a ground floor slab? And how unexpected is it? Perhaps more common than you might think. Yesterday both WYG and […]
Artesian Conditions and Borehole Reinstatement
Ever wondered how to plug a borehole after encountering artesian conditions. Well no need to wonder anymore just take a look at Liz Withington’s post which gives directions for when and how to use a […]
Crossrail Lessons Learnt
If you missed last November’s Federation of Piling Specialists and Crossrail’s jointly hosted conference on “lessons learnt during the constriution of deep foundations and ground stabilisation works of the new Crossrail railway” you can now […]
Mine Shaft Capping – Did your design take account of Climate Change?
Something to think about if the recent case reported by The Coal Authority is anything to go by. A shaft treated by a private consultant only 10 years ago collapsed with the mechanism of failure […]
New _The Groundwater (Water Framework Directive) (England) Direction 2016
This is the latest Direction to the Environment Agency for the implementation of Articles 3, 4 and 5 of the Groundwater Directive.and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525723/groundwater-ea-direction.pdf As a result The Groundwater (Water Framework Directive) […]
Conversion between fibres/millimetre (f/ml) in air and fibres/cubic metre (f/m3) in air
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