Aardvark project
Contaminated Land Investigation
| Location: Towcester, UK |
Client: Ecomag SRL
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| Date: August 2007 |
Sector: Environment |
Project Objectives
- To sample and collect material from site for chemical analysis
- To identify any high level of contaminants
- To advise client on remediation strategy.
Delivery
- Aardvark EM Ltd was commissioned by Ecomag to undertake a Phase 2 Site Investigation to provide an updated assessment of potential contamination and recommendations for further action
- Sample tubes were driven into the site using a terrier rig in 3 locations. The sample points were located based on the previous site investigation results
- At each sample point, samples comprising undisturbed soil horizons were recovered. All samples were sent for analysis at an independent accredited laboratory and analysed for VOC’s and SVOC’s
- Gas measurements were also recorded for each borehole using a handheld Photo Ionisation Detector
- The results were analysed using the SNIFFER model, to establish if they were above background threshold levels
- The source-pathway-receptor model was used to identify the existence of a significant pollution linkage and the need for remediation of the site.
