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Article Ann-Marie Casserly

Geophysics and the Search for Homer’s Ithaca

An extract from the paper presented at SAGEEP 2009 Greg Hodges, Fugro Airborne Surveys, Mississauga, CA David Kilcoyne, Fugro-Aperio, Wallingford, U.K. Rod…

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Why AGS4?

The AGS data format is being upgraded to version 4, this note explains the thinking behind the changes, gives the reasons for…

Article Ann-Marie Casserly

Weighing up the Risk

Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) A new framework for assessing risks to ecological systems from contaminants in soils was published by the Environment…

Article Ann-Marie Casserly

Water Testing Cost Amendments

DEFRA’s Water Classification Directions to the Environment Agency Could water testing costs (either as part of due diligence work or operationally in…

Article Ann-Marie Casserly

FPS Electronic Pile Schedule

The long nights of re-typing pile schedules could be a thing of the past as the Federation of Piling Specialists launches a…

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Eurocode 7 letter

Dear Editor I have been delivering lectures on EC7 parts 1 and 2 for a while now, and I remain amazed and…

Article Ann-Marie Casserly

Two new guidance documents on ground gases

The RSK/NHBC “Guidance on evaluation of development proposals on sites where methane and carbon dioxide are present” is now available as a…

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Reinforced Fill

BS EN 14475:2006 establishes general principles for the construction of reinforced fill. It covers engineered fills which are reinforced by the inclusion…

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Soil Classification

BS EN ISO 14688-2, together with BS EN ISO 14688-1, establishes the basic principles for the identification and classification of soils on…

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Annual meeting comes to London

The annual meeting of ISO/TC190 (Soil Quality) is to be held in London this year at the BSi Headquarters, Gunnersbury near Hammersmith,…

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Testing times for soils

The Environment Agency has issued a revised version of its MCERTS policy for the chemical testing of soils. The Agency established its…

Article Ann-Marie Casserly

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…

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MCERTS

The Environment Agency’s Monitoring Certification Scheme for the Chemical Testing of Soils: What it is. How it affects you. What you need…

Article Ann-Marie Casserly

SGV Task Force

The Soil Guideline Values Taskforce (SGV TF) is a joint initiative between Government Departments, local authorities and other private and public sector…