Quantitative Human Health Risk Assessments are carried out as a matter of course following all Phase II Investigations where contamination testing has been undertaken and requires to be assessed to establish the potential risk to the end user of the site.
Where CLEA SGVs are available, a Tier 1 assessment is initially undertaken based on this data. For contaminants where CLEA SGVs are not available, Applied Geology has developed a series of Tier 1 values which can be used in the absence of CLEA SGVs and additionally has the capability to derive Site Specific Values using SNIFFER and other models.
Where published screening values are available, such as a SGV or GAC, a Tier 1 assessment is initially undertaken based on this data. In the absence of such published screening values or if a site is considered to be a non standard land use then Applied Geology has the capability to derive site specific screening values using appropriate modelling software.
Applied Geology has a dedicated risk assessment specialist to ensure that it remains at the forefront of the industry, during a time of rapidly changing guidance, best practice and legislation and to ensure that our Geoenvironmental Engineers are fully trained in all aspects of risk assessment.
Applied Geology has specific expertise in the assessment of hydrocarbon based contamination and the derivation of target concentrations which are protective of human health utilising the TPHCWG methodology and data and current Environment Agency best practice.
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