VCON1 Standard Contamination Package - Soils
The Guidance on the Assessment and Redevelopment of Contaminated Land - ICRCL 59/83 was withdrawn in December 2001. However the parameters still represent a reasonable starting point for screening materials when guidance is needed for waste disposal; or the material comprises made ground from an unknown source.
This basic package includes all of the determinants for which a Soil Guideline Value has been issued in accordance with CLEA. It is beneficial as a cost effective means of providing starting data for waste classification. The package can be supplemented with a number of additional determinants based on site conditions/observations.
Full interpretative comments can be provided on analysis results, outlining potential limitations to intended end use and/or alternative end uses for the material, waste disposal classifications and potential hazards to known receptors (e.g. the environment, human health, plants and building materials).
| Metals And Semi Metals | Non-Metals And Inorganic Parameters | General Parameters | Organic Parameters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Arsenic | Total Cyanide | pH Value | Total Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons – PAH (Speciated, determined by GC) |
| Total Cadmium | Free Cyanide | Organic Matter (By Loss On Ignition) | Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons – TPH by GC speciated as GRO & DRO |
| Total Chromium | Thiocyanate | Total Phenols | |
| Total Lead | Total Sulphate | ||
| Total Mercury | Water Soluble Sulphate | ||
| Total Selenium | Sulphide | ||
| Water Soluble Boron | Sulphur | ||
| Total Copper | |||
| Total Nickel | |||
| Total Zinc |
