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Specific Site Investigations

 
At sites where the desktop study has shown that a pollutant linkage potentially exists a detailed site investigation needs to be carried out. This will incorporate an appropriate ground investigation and risk assessment, to determine the risk to users of the site. The following guidance and standards detail how this should be carried out.
 
  1. British Standard BS 10175:2001 Investigation of potentially contaminated sites Code of Practice. This revised version of BSIs DD175:1987 contains technical advice on the design and implementation of site characterisation (including site investigation) activities for contaminated land. [A]
  2. British Standard BS5930:1999 Code of practice for site investigations. [A]
  3. Environment Agency Technical Report P5-065/TR (2000 2 volumes) Technical aspects of site investigation. [B]
  4. Environment Agency Technical Report P5-066/TR (2000) Secondary model procedure for the development of appropriate soil sampling strategies for land contamination. [B]
  5. DEFRA / EA (2001) The Contaminated Land Exposure Assessment Model Reports CLR7 to CLR10 [B]
  6. Environment Agency Technical Report 20 (1999) Methodology for the development of remedial targets for soil and groundwater to protect water resources. [B]
  7. Environment Agency/NHBC R&D Report 66 (2000) Guidance for the safe development of housing on land affected by contamination. [B]
  8. Environment Agency Technical Report P336 (also BR414) Protective measures for housing on gas-contaminated land. [B]
  9. HS(G)66 (1991) Protection of workers and the general public during the development of contaminated land. [D]
  10. Construction Industry Research & Information Association (CIRIA) Report 132 (1996) A guide for safe working on contaminated sites. [E]
 
Publishers:
[A]  British Standards Institute 020 8996 7000.
[B]  Water Research Council 01793 865000.
[D]  Health & Safety Executive 01787 881165.
[E]  Construction Industry Research & Information Association 020 7222 8891.
 
In assessing whether a suitable and sufficient contaminated land investigation has been completed site reports should refer to the above documentation as appropriate.
Page Last Updated: 09 November 2007