Land & soil analysis

Contaminated land analysis

ALS Laboratories provides a broad spectrum of analytical services for contaminated land to a number of industry specialists including:

• Environmental consultants
• Remediation contractors
• Site investigation companies
• Waste Management Specialist
  
   

The analysis of soils and associated groundwaters on brownfield land is driven by a regulatory need and requirement to monitor the levels of contamination that are present on a site. The analysis is required to be accredited to UKAS and MCERTS standards with a high emphasis being placed on the quality of the analytical data supplied by the laboratory to the client. Contact us for more information. 

Specialist services

ALS has vast experience in working with environmental consultants and remediation contractors throughout the world.  The assessment of contaminated land presents specific and unique challenges, it is therefore essential to partner with a laboratory with experience in analysing such samples to ensure sites are properly characterised using the most advanced analytical techniques available. Contact us for more information. 

Services Include:

• Testing based on BS10176:2020 (including methanol preservation) Taking soil samples for determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
• Asbestos Analysis for bulk materials and soil samples
• Dustiness Testing- for airborne asbestos
• Vapour analysis- soil gas, sub-slab and indoor air
• Bioaccesibility- BARGE and FOREhST
• RB17-Forensic description and analysis of total organic carbon
• WM3- For hazardous waste classification
• Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC)- BS EN 12457
• Zero Headspace extraction- Controlled waters risk assessment