Soil Contamination Analysis

As the requirement for land for housing, retail, office and industrial development continues to grow, there is a real need for developers to use sites previously used for industrial purposes (Brownfield sites). These sites may not have been subject to the rigorous environmental legislation that applies today, resulting in the possibility of various levels of contamination.

It is necessary, therefore, to conduct a contaminated land survey for these types of site. At ACS Environmental Testing, in conjunction with our other group companies, we can offer the following services:

• Desktop study including previous uses
• Visual inspection of the site
• Assessing the site’s geology and hydrology
• Carrying out sampling in accordance with methods agreed with the client
• Laboratory analysis of the samples.

At our Holton Heath laboratory we are UKAS and Mcerts accredited for a range of testing and analyses on contaminated soils, Mcerts accreditation being mandatory for any soil analysis data provided for Environment Agency regulatory purposes.

Speciated & Total Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) – 16 EPA Priority PAHs)

Napthalene Acenaphthylene Acenapthylene Flourine Phenanthrene Anthracene Fluoranthene Pyrene Benzo(a)anthracene Chrysene Benzo(b)fluoranthene Benzo(k)fluoranthene Benzo(a)pyrene Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene Indeno(g,h,I)pyrene Benzo(g,h,I)perylene

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) Speciated & Total Aliphatic Hydrocarbons in the range C5 to C35

Aliphatics C5 – C6 Aliphatics >C10 – C12 Aliphatics >C21 – C35 Aliphatics >C6 – C8 Aliphatics >C12 – C16   Aliphatics >C8 – C10 Aliphatics >C16 – C21

Speciated & Total Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the range C6 to C35

Aromatics C6 – C7 Aromatics >EC10 – EC12 Aromatics >EC21 – EC35 Aromatics >C7 – C8 Aromatics >EC12 – EC16   Aromatics >EC8 – EC10 Aromatics >EC16 – EC21

TPH (C10 – C40) – suitable as a general screen for petrol, diesel & oils

METALS - including

Arsenic Cadmium Chromium Copper Lead Mercury Nickel Selenium Zinc Cobalt Manganese Antimony Tin Vanadium Iron Molybdenum Potassium

PHENOLS - including

Catechol Phenol Monohydric Cresol 2,3 Dimethyl Phenol 2,3,5 Trimethyl Phenol Total Phenols

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs)

BTEX (Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene & Xylene)

PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) (7 x congeners)

Organic Matter Loss on Ignition Acid Soluble Sulphate Sulphide Sulphur TRL 447 Sulphate Test Carbonate Content Acid Soluble Chloride Water Soluble Chloride pH Alkalinity Conductivity Ammonia Total Dissolved Solids Total Organic Carbon Total Suspended Solids Cyanide Total Cyanide Free Ammoniacal Nitrogen Fraction of Organic Content (FOC)