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The risk of harm arising from asbestos left in soil is one which has only recently been identified. We do not yet…
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The problem of made ground
The categorisation, analysis and reporting of ‘made ground’ is a recurring nightmare for the modern laboratory. Traditionally a by-product of land reclamation…
Contaminated Land Analysis – Introducing Doubt Into An Uncertain World
Let’s be honest, to most of us in the ground engineering community, chemistry is something of a black art. It’s a subject…
MCERTS
The Environment Agency’s Monitoring Certification Scheme for the Chemical Testing of Soils: What it is. How it affects you. What you need…
The Extension of MCERTS to Chemical Testing Of Soils – An Update
In January 2003, issue number 45 of the AGS Newsletter contained an article by Bruno Guillaume, of Arup Geotechnics, who outlined the…
Our man in Europe..
Note by: Peter Rodd, JacobsGIBB representative on the AGS Committee and Contaminated Land Working Group who attended a meeting of the ISO/TC…