Contaminated Land and Site Assessment

Contaminated land management is a critical consideration for development and environmental planning projects within the coastal zone. The potential occurrence of this hazard must be identified through a risk assessment prior to project design, or serious environmental and financial consequences may be incurred.

Land contamination can result from a wide variety of commercial, agricultural or industrial uses. Common soil contaminants include heavy metals (particularly lead or arsenic), hydrocarbons, solvents, pesticides, PCB's and asbestos. These compounds are hazardous to both humans and the environment, and may persist within the soil profile indefinitely.

It is of the utmost importance to determine whether or not a site being considered for development could be affected by contamination at the earliest possible stage, as clean up and remediation operations have significant consequences in terms of both time and money.

Belleng VDM have the experience and technical capability to undertake land contamination management in accordance government guidelines and legislation. Our services include:

• sampling and analysis to determine the precise extent and nature of contamination

• development of specifications for the most appropriate method of site treatment

• manage of approvals and licensing to allow the offsite disposal of material