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Risk Assessment

S4ULs and US EPA’s Toxicological Review of Benzo[a]pyrene

April 19, 2017 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Although some months have passed since the US EPA published online their finalised toxicological review dated 19 January 2017 it is only recently that LQM have provided an update as to what effect, if any […]

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Last Chance to join SoBRA for £10!

March 22, 2017March 24, 2017 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Further to recent email correspondence on contaminated-land-strategies@JICMAIL.ac.uk, David Jackson (SoBRA Website Co-ordinator) advised that membership of SoBRA for the private sector would increase to £25per annum from 1st April 2017. So if you have been […]

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More Online Guidance Published for Water Framework Directive (WFD) Assessments

January 19, 2017January 20, 2017 Claire Dickinson Controlled Waters

Towards the end of last year the Environment Agency published online Guidance headed as Water Framework Directive assessment: estuarine and coastal waters but known as ‘Clearing the Waters for All’.  This  guidance is for activities […]

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Consultation_ISO18400-104- Soil Quality – Sampling Part 104: Strategies and Statistical Evaluations

October 21, 2016 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

A draft international standard is out for consultation, which may be of interest to those looking at the distribution of chemical contaminants in soil. This document, according to the draft British Standards’ website, provides general […]

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AquaConSoil 2017 – call for abstracts

October 13, 2016 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Yes its that time again – the call for abstracts for the 14th International AquaConSoil Conference has gone out.  The conference will focus on the sustainable use and management of soil, sediment and water resources […]

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Evidence of sea level rise – Thames Estuary 2100 Plan (TE2100) review

October 13, 2016 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Whether you are a climate change sceptic or not there is little doubt that based on the recorded mean tide levels at Southend sea levels in the Thames Estuary are rising.  In fact, according to […]

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Interested in risk assessment? New report published on Lead Ammunition, Wildlife and Human Health

July 14, 2016August 11, 2016 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Yesterday saw the Secretary of State for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) confirm that despite the Lead Ammunition Group’s report “Lead Ammunition, Wildlife and Human Health” recommending a ban on the use […]

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Risk Assessment – How should I take climate change into account?

May 16, 2016June 7, 2016 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

This is just one of the questioned answered in the Environment Agency’s document on the Guiding Principles on Land Contamination  “GPLC2 FAQs, technical information, detailed advice and references“.  It is interesting to note, that whilst […]

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Are you a risk assessor? And do you ever want more knowledge on chemical hazards?

April 27, 2016 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Public Health England has published a useful Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report (2003-2016) and Chemical Incident Report (1999-2003) Index see https://lnkd.in/evTteYZ

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What is Public Health England doing for Contaminated Land?

April 26, 2016May 9, 2016 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Interesting to read the section “Contaminated land – an update” within the recently published Chemical Hazards and Poisons Report Issue 26, April 2016 to gain insight into the support @Public Health England is providing in […]

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Recently Published

  • Interesting Facts, Useful Resources and other GEMs for Lead March 7, 2021
  • RPE, a Close Shave! March 7, 2021
  • COVID-19, site works and risk assessment July 1, 2020
  • NEW – on-line training course for non-licensed work on asbestos in soil July 1, 2020
  • Where can I find a gallery of asbestos in soils images? May 19, 2020
  • Updated _HSE EH40/2005 Workplace Exposure Limits September 6, 2018
  • Your chance to influence CIRIA’s new initiative on brownfield innovative site investigation (SI) December 4, 2017
  • New_Designation of ‘main rivers’: guidance to the Environment Agency December 3, 2017
  • Is the quantification of Asbestos in Soils still a lottery? October 30, 2017
  • Updated_ Catchment Area Co-ordinators for England October 30, 2017

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10 May

What a fabulous way to finish this year's University of Portsmouth MSc module in #contaminatedland and #remediation with Steve Jackson's talk on Remediation ( when the fun starts!) . Thank you Steve for setting up such a great workshop that gave our st…https://lnkd.in/ecSTRXue

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24 Mar

Would you have guessed all eight top sources of land based #microplastics input into the OSPAR catchment?
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22 Mar

Well, I think the conversation has well and truly started about #climatechange, #landcontamination and #landcondition at the SiLC (Specialist in Land Condition Register Ltd) Forum today. Some great presentations by my fellow speakers Joe Jackson and Helen…https://lnkd.in/d3Dt8GCZ

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