Best Practice Guidance for Land Regeneration 2 Laboratory analysis of soils and spoils

Publication Year

2014

Document Status

Current

Abstract

One of a series of guidance notes based on research and practical experience in the restoration of brownfield land for woodland and urban greening after uses. The notes are devised for practitioners and all those responsible for restoring land back to beneficial soft end uses, particularly involving trees and woodland. Focuses on laboratory analysis of soils and spoils, giving an overview of the general soil parameters to be looked at, what kind of contamination can be expected for different kinds of former soil use, and what kind of analysis should be requested from analytical laboratories. Also provides outline information on interpretation of analytical results.

Document History

Supersedes 2006 version. Produced by the Land Regeneration and Urban Greenspace Research Group.

Author

van Herwijnen, R. Hutchings, T. and Doick, K.

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