What’s involved in a Phase II environmental site assessment?
A Phase II environmental site assessment is undertaken to find and quantify contamination. It involves field works to gather samples for laboratory testing which are... Read More
How to make a site audit work for you
Contamination issues can lower property values and wreck an otherwise profitable project. Such risks have recently been demonstrated by the Sugar Cube apartments and Honeycomb... Read More
The duty to report land contamination doesn’t always fall to the polluter
The duty to report land contamination falls to the landowner regardless of whether the contamination occurred during their period of ownership. When remediation is required,... Read More
Effective Remediation Strategies Address Contamination Risk
When it comes to remediation, it is rarely possible to restore a contaminated site to its pre-development conditions. Full restoration can be prohibitively expensive and... Read More
The importance of a desktop study in environmental assessments
The Preliminary Site Investigation (PSI) includes a desktop study to understand the current and historical land uses of a site and its surroundings. It is... Read More
Land Contamination: The Assessment Process
Land contamination means that chemical substances or waste are present in soil above naturally occurring levels. Contamination represents a potential or actual risk to human... Read More
Environmental reports: What the regulators want
Environmental reports play an important role in land development decisions and are expected to meet the standards set by the EPA and planning organisations, such... Read More
The Value and Cost of a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment
When it comes to paying for a Phase 1 environmental site assessment the old adage “you get what you pay for” has some relevance. While... Read More
Water sampling for dam de-watering
Geo-Logix undertook water sampling in an old dam using a Van Dorn column snap sampler. Van Dorn samplers can be used in shallow or deep... Read More
Don’t buy a service station without an environmental site assessment
Knight Frank claims that investors looking for higher returns are bypassing residential property and purchasing service stations. While great investment opportunities exist, purchasers need to... Read More