Contaminated Land Services
Practical Waste Solutions Ltd provide services for the identification, assessment and remediation of contaminated land. As a company we offer our clients an integrated service including liaising with relevant regulatory bodies, as required, to ensure a thorough compliant and risk managed system of works.
Contaminated Land Services
Practical Waste Solutions Ltd provide services for the identification, assessment and remediation of contaminated land. As a company we offer our clients an integrated service including liaising with relevant regulatory bodies, as required, to ensure a thorough compliant and risk managed system of works.
The contamination of land can arise within groundwaters and soil strata. Establishing a full profile of potential site contamination is important when considering its purchase, end use and the potential cost of achieving the development plan. Having 20 years experience identifying and managing brownfield sites, we offer clients full land assessment and cost effective solutions to remediate the contamination. Our services include liaison with the environmental regulator. We aim to provide clients with smart solutions to complex issues that manage costs and liability. Our remediation projects are supported with a detailed project report, confirming project completion and sustaining planning condition discharge requirements where required.
What is Contaminated Land?
Contaminated land is defined legally as land where substances could cause:
Significant harm to people or protected species
Significant pollution of surface waters or groundwater
The phrase ‘Contaminated land’ is used in general terms to describe land polluted by substances such as heavy metals (such as arsenic, cadmium and lead), oils and tars, chemicals (such as solvents), asbestos, etc. Contamination of land can result acutely from incidents such as spillages or be borne from historic activities such as demolition in the past or an historic use of the site such as former factories, steelworks, refineries, landfills, printing works, photographic industry, chemical processing and storage, fuels, animal by-products, sewage works, tanneries, timber treatment. The list is endless!
Significant harm to people or protected species
Significant pollution of surface waters or groundwater
The phrase ‘Contaminated land’ is used in general terms to describe land polluted by substances such as heavy metals (such as arsenic, cadmium and lead), oils and tars, chemicals (such as solvents), asbestos, etc. Contamination of land can result acutely from incidents such as spillages or be borne from historic activities such as demolition in the past or an historic use of the site such as former factories, steelworks, refineries, landfills, printing works, photographic industry, chemical processing and storage, fuels, animal by-products, sewage works, tanneries, timber treatment. The list is endless!
How can PWS help?
We offer clients an integrated approach to contaminated land management providing site investigation expertise together with the design and development of cost effective, fit for purpose, remediation strategies. Our site investigation services incorporate a phased approach to our techniques giving a flexible cost management process