contaminated soil analysis Articles

This article examines the establishment and recent expansion of the high technology special Waste Management Treatment Centre at Swan Hills, Alberta. The focus is on a number of deficiencies in the expansion application and potential negative environmental impacts that may have been inadequately assessed by the review process then existing. These concerns include weaknesses in site geology, ...

Sep. 16, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

Titanium (Ti) has been suggested as a soil contamination indicator for plant samples slated for trace element analysis because it is abundant in soil but not in plants. Based on results from our survey of regional soils and plants for cesium (Cs), we sought to confirm Ti as a valid soil contamination indicator reasoning that there are three sources of Ti associated with plant samples: (i) ...

Jan. 12, 2009

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Based in Tullow, Ireland, T.E. Laboratories ("the Laboratories"), provides oil, fuel and environmental analysis services for a variety of customers, including Irish Rail, Ireland's national railway system. It regularly uses equipment from Spectro, Inc., including the Spectroil Q100 spectrometer. When the analysis of oil samples from a main locomotive showed a large amount of severe wear ...

Dec. 27, 2012

By Spectro Scientific

Within the increasing (legislative and applicative) attention to absolute risk analysis for contaminated sites at Italian level, as a University research study and exercise, the definable 'ARA-CoSSSLs' absolute risk analysis approach for human health protection ('Absolute Risk Analysis for Contaminated Sites', on 'Soil Screening Levels' basis) has been derived (as an initial, simplified version) ...

Jul. 22, 2007

By Inderscience Publishers

ANA Shipyard is located on Elizabeth river and during additional construction work, it was discovered that the ground water was contaminated with free product due to soil contaminated with a mixture of oils and greases. Excavation of soil and replacement with clean dirt was not an option since it would contaminate the river. It was recommended by the Virginia DEQ that the cleanup should be done ...

Aug. 11, 2013

By Sarva Bio Remed, LLC

This manuscript describes a database of US state regulatory guidance values assembled to examine the guidance applied to the most commonly regulated surface soil contaminants. Guidance values were identified for 994 different contaminants, but there is considerable variability in the number of contaminants regulated by each state and in the values applied to contaminants. Guidance values for the ...

Mar. 4, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Service(s) performed: Underground storage tank removal and contaminated soil excavation and disposal Summary: In a residential and commercial area of a major U.S. city, an abandoned gas station site was targeted for redevelopment. To assist the area’s remediation efforts, our environmental team removed a 15,000-gallon underground storage tank, performed ...

Jun. 24, 2014

By EFI Global, Inc.

A variety of analytical techniques are commonly used to assess natural metal concentrations in soils. Although the choice of the analytical procedure may appear to be an unimportant issue, through an example from the Po Plain we document that for specific hazardous metals the arbitrary choice between separate analytical techniques may have contrasting legislative implications. Comparative ...

Feb. 19, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

Evaluating the compensation payable to farmers whose farms/farmlands have been rendered unproductive due to oil spill requires adequate scientific research and improved decision–making. This work proposes a bacterial–based mathematical framework as a decision–support system for evaluating crude oil spill impact on agricultural soil. The rate of 'in situ' biodegradation of the crude oil predicts ...

Aug. 1, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

This study has carried out the assessment of magnitude of toxic elements contamination in and around the Sao Domingos mining area, a copper-sulphide open pit mine, and atmospheric transport of above elements by using lichens and Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA). Samples of the epiphytic lichen Evernia prunastri and soils were collected. The concentrations of As, Sb, Fe and Zn were ...

Apr. 24, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

Bertin Instruments will attend the 2017 National Radiological Emergency Preparedness Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA from 10 to 13 April. Come and meet us at booth #13 to discover our complete range of environmental radiation monitoring systems, including: autonomous measuring probes, to measure, record and transmit the environmental gamma ...

Mar. 22, 2017

By Bertin Instruments SAS

Perimeter or fenceline ambient air quality and meteorological monitoring programs have become increasingly valuable at hazardous waste, landfill, dredging, ports, and MGP remediation sites. Air quality monitoring programs protect public health and reduce owner liability ...

Dec. 31, 2003

By AECOM

ABSTRACT The inhomogenous lead-in-soil matrix can present serious obstacles to accurate sample collection and handling. In typical lead-in-soil measurement, particle size related errors in sampling and sample handling often exceed all other sources of error. The magnitude of error can vary widely depending on the particulate nature of the lead contaminant and the effectiveness of control ...

Jan. 28, 1999

By Thermo Scientific Niton Analyzers