Soil
The analysis of soils and sediments has recently developed due to the growing awareness of the environment. This has resulted in increasing levels of legislation and guidance controlling development on potentially contaminated land.
An industrial sites can be contaminated due to the industrial process carried out in them. The developer needs to be aware of the level of contamination they may inherit in order to satisfy the legislation and accurately estimate the remediation and development costs and satisfy the legislation.
J.S. Hamilton Poland Ltd. laboratory can provide the following scope of analysis is soil, sediments samples:
- Cyanide
- PAHs (USEPA Priority 16)
- Metals - 13 metals including cadmium, lead, mercury and arsenic
- Cyanide - easily liberated and total
- Sulphate and Elemental Sulphur
- Volatile Organic Compounds (56 compounds including BTEX)
- Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (60 compounds including 16 PAHs)
- Volatile (Petroleum Range) Hydrocarbons (C6 to C10)
- Extractable (Diesel Range) Hydrocarbons (C10 to C40)