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This article has been superseded by Safety Guidance – Classification of Potentially Contaminated Sites for Intrusive Investigation Activities which was published in March…
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Environmental Permitting regulations
The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations came into force on the 6th April 2008. They merge Waste Management Licensing (WML) and…
Construction Waste… and how to make it disappear
Half of construction waste already gets recycled, but the other half is still either being spread as waste (under various licensing exemptions)…
Managing residual risks of land contamination
The successful trading, development and regeneration of brownfield sites requires stakeholders to acknowledge and manage environmental risks effectively to realise the potential…
Supporting the contaminated land community
Dealing with uncertainty and heterogeneity in the risk-based land management process continues to present challenges for the contaminated land community. The up…
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,…
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…
Modernising Waste Regulation – Environment Agency Update
Exemptions Under new procedures “simple” exempt activities can now be registered by calling the National Customer Contact Centre on 08708 506506. Trained…
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…
BS10175: Investigation of potentially contaminated sites, code of practice (2001) due for review
This review will be carried out by the BSi EH/4 Committee. Following on from the official announcement, expected shortly, there will be…
CLAN 02/05
In September 2005, the Cabinet Office led Soil Guidance Value (SGV) Task Force issued its first (and long awaited) public pronouncement –…
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…
Mobile Plant Licences to become “Simpler, Faster, Lower-cost & Consistent”
A joint Government and Industry Task Force established towards the end of 2004 has now reached agreement on the best way to…
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…
Work Permits to involve less Red Tape
There is big news for the Industry with a new addition of Geotechnical Engineers to the Shortage Occupations List for Work Permit…
ISO/TC190 Meeting, Paris Note prepared by Peter Rodd
For the fourth year running I attended the ISO/TC190 Soil Quality meeting, this year in Paris. The meeting comprises sessions of the…
Reinforced soil design code to be revised
When BS 8006, the code of practice for Strengthened / Reinforced soils and other fills, was first published in 1995, it was…
Report of AGS Chairman’s visit to ASFE Conference
At the invitation of the President of ASFE, I attended the ASFE Autumn Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. The conference was held over…
MCERTS
The Environment Agency have advised that a policy titled ‘Chemical Test Data on Contaminated Soils – Qualification Requirements (307_03)’ has recently been…
The Landfill Directive – Nightmare or Opportunity
[These notes were made after attending an EIC Seminar on the Landfill Directive held on 31 March 04. They represent the view…