Site decontamination
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Pollution in soil and groundwater is an immense problem, and potential demand for this type of work is huge within Italy alone.
The majority of contaminated sites are unauthorized dump sites, followed by current or past industrial areas.
The riskiest industries are petrochemical and chemical plants, foundries, and small workshops which use solvents.
The most prevalent causes of soil
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contamination are disposal of wastes within the area and accidental spillages due to inadequate storage containers or poor seals on internal pipes.
At present, legislation is the driving force for site decontamination. Only recently has the problem of soil and groundwater pollution been regulated by legislation in Italy, much later than in other industrialised nations.
The study of soil quality requires contributions from a number of different disciplines, as it involves geological surveys, climatic characterisation, risk analysis and assessment, definition of targets for decontamination, identification of appropriate decontamination techniques and control of the decontamination process.
CESI offers the following services:
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definition of sampling protocols;
preparation and writing of site Characterisation Plans;
organisation of experimental studies of soil and groundwater quality and conducting surveys in the field;
assignment and supervision of survey work in the field and installation of piezometers and monitoring pits;
taking soil and groundwater samples in accordance with internationally recognised Standard Operating Procedures;
treatment, stabilisation and conservation in the field of the samples taken, using mobile laboratories if necessary;
performing screening analyses in the field using rapid techniques;
conducting laboratory tests in accordance with internationally recognised and accredited Standard Operating Procedures;
interpretation and processing of data using geostatic techniques;
data processing using a GIS and generation of maps.
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