CONTAMINATED LAND: THE BRITISH POSITION AND SOME CASE HISTORIES

Contaminated ground may give rise to hazards and that implies a degree of risk which also involves a problem of definition. The attitudes of different states to contaminated ground and its redevelopment vary appreciably. The investigation of a site which is suspected of being contaminated differs somewhat from a routine site investigation. Samples of soils, ground water and gas producing material may be required. Various precautions may be necessary in doing this and operatives may have to wear protective clothing. Three case histories are given which involve site investigation. Two are fairly standard investigations of suspected contaminated land, the third involved some of the latest methods of contaminant detection. (A)

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  Texas A&M University, College Station

  College Station, TX  United States  77840
• Authors:
  • BELL, F G
  • DUANE, M J
  • BELL, A W
  • Hytiris, N
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 355-68
• Serial:
  • ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCE
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Texas A&M University, College Station
  • ISSN: 1078-7275

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification; Hazards; Pollution; Samples; Soils
• Uncontrolled Terms: Site investigation
• ITRD Terms: 8513: Classification; 2453: Pollution; 9150: Risk; 6251: Sample (mater); 5722: Site investigation; 4156: Soil
• Subject Areas: Environment; Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00739514
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Aug 28 1997 12:00AM