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Soil Contamination and Remediation

Soil may become contaminated from a wide variety of sources which may present a risk to human health and/or the environment.

THN provides accurate and detailed soil testing and analysis for a wide variety of land development, government, commercial and industrial clients.

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Apart from soil and soil contamination testing, additional consultancy services that THN can provide include:

  • Asbestos in Soil (Assessment & Remediation)
  • Removal and Validation of Underground Infrastructure (i.e. Underground Storage Tanks, Triple Interceptor Traps, Petroleum Related Infrastructure)
  • Soil Gas Assessment (including Landfill Gas)
  • Soil Management Plans
  • Environmental Management Plans
  • Cultural Heritage Management Plan Exemption Assessment

THN has extensive experience assessing and characterising the contamination status of soils with respect to a particular land use. These types of assessments are undertaken with respect to the following:

  • Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)/Detailed Site Investigation (DSI)
  • Soil Contamination Assessment for Statutory Environmental Audit
  • Soil Remediation and Clean Up (i.e. Remediation Action Plans)
  • Due Diligence Soil Assessment

These types of assessments are undertaken in line with the following standards and guidelines:

  • National Environmental Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure 2013
  • Australian Standard AS4482.1-2005
  • Australian Standard AS4482.2-1999
  • Relevant State Environment Protection Policies
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