PFAS is just one of the emerging contaminants of concern at the moment but with the EU in 2013 setting an annual average environmental quality standard (AA-EQS) for PFOS in surface freshwater of 0,00065 μg/l […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
( standard measurements used for asbestos fibre concentrations in air – CIRIA 733) [table id=3 /]