BS 10175:2001 – Investigation of potentially contaminated sites. Code of practice Construction technology , ENVIRONMENT, WASTES Module (GBM06), British Standards, IHS

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BS 10175:2001

Investigation of potentially contaminated sites. Code of practice

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Summary:
British Standard 10175 (BS 10175) provides a code of practice for the investigation of potentially contaminated sites and land naturally enhanced with potentially harmful substances. This standard details how to manage contaminated land using risk assessment to identify hazards. Information on how to gather and process information is included, as well as methods of creating objectives and strategy, designing different phases, sampling on-site testing, laboratory analysis, and reporting of an investigation. Exploratory, preliminary, and main investigation supplementary (including monitoring wells, checking for soil gas, and creating trial pits) is detailed. Some examples include discovering the historical setting of the site, identifying who or what could be affected by the contaminants, informing on the pathways that contaminants could migrate to, and then creating a conceptual model.

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