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You can use the matrix to select which remediation options are most feasible when you're doing your land contamination risk management options appraisal.
Hydrogeological risk assessment guidance and tool to set targets to remediate (clean up) contaminated land or groundwater.
This report details the work undertaken to populate indicators for chemical and radiological land contamination for England and Wales.
The purpose of this document is to provide a methodology for qualitative risk assessment (QLRA) of land contamination.
Guidance on Public Health England’s transportable monitoring system for identifying radioactive contamination in people following an accident.
Reports showing progress on dealing with contaminated land in England and Wales.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can do a small scale remediation scheme or trial to treat contaminated soils and groundwater.
Literature review on water quality standards and microbiological contamination
Describes potential sources of contamination by location within the analysis chain; sampling, storage, handling, instrumental analysis
A survey of the extent of use of risk assessment packages in the UK and an indication of the level (or lack) of training which practitioners currently have.
This report describes the toxicological basis and approaches to deriving Health Criteria Values that serve as benchmarks for protecting human health.
Structured approach to assessing the risks to ecology from chemical contamination in soils.
This guidance is intended to explain how local authorities should implement the regime on contaminated land.
These reports (HPA-RPD-040 and HPA-RPD-041) concern incidents involving radionuclides leading to contamination of the drinking water supply.
A series of briefing notes which provide more information about land affected by radioactivity.
A description of a tiered risk assessment framework for assessing risks to ecosystems from contaminants present in soil.
COMARE’s 15th report: review of the cancer incidence, radium contamination and potential health risk at Dalgety Bay.
Consultation on draft guidance for the control and avoidance of contamination in laboratory activities involving DNA evidence.
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