Health and Environmental Guidelines for Selected Timber Treatment Chemicals
June 1997, Ref. ME240
Methods for identifying, assessing and managing sites contaminated with timber treatment chemicals.
Please note that the health risk-based soil acceptance criteria for arsenic, boron, chromium, copper and PCP contained in these guidelines are superseded by the soil contaminant standards under the National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health (NES).
For more information on the NES, visit the National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health web page.
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- Chapter 1 - Overview (66 KB)
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2 - Environmental Sampling Strategy (103 KB)
Sets out a quality assurance strategy for site assessment, then discusses requirements for the gathering of background information and the design of the sampling and analytical programme, and the requirements for soil sampling, groundwater sampling, surface water and sediment sampling and dust sampling. - Chapter
3 - Field Sampling Procedures and Quality Assurance Plan (434
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Gives detailed sampling procedures for soil, water, sediment and surface dust, including requirements to ensure the quality of information obtained from the sampling programme. - Chapter
4 - Laboratory Analyses (65 KB)
Presents standard methods for the analysis of soil and water samples for arsenic, copper, chromium, boron, pentachlorophenol, and dioxins and furans to help users obtain consistent analysis of samples. - Chapter
5 - Soil Acceptance Criteria (224 KB)
Develops soil acceptance criteria for a range of potential future site uses. Health risk assessment techniques, contaminant fate modelling and food uptake are used to estimate acceptable soil concentrations for each site use. The chapter includes interim acceptance criteria for arsenic and dioxins. - Chapter
6 - Surface Water and Groundwater Acceptance Criteria (79 KB)
Develops acceptance criteria for surface water and groundwater based on a range of beneficial uses (e.g. drinking and ecosystem protection). - Chapter 7 - Disposal of Timber Treatment Wastes to Landfills (626 KB)
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Last updated: 23 December 2011
