| Title: |
An ecological risk assessment framework for contaminants in soil
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| Resource Type: |
document --> guidance / decision support
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| Country: |
United Kingdom
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| Year: |
2008 |
| Availability: |
Science report SC070009/SR1
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| Author 1/Producer: |
Environment Agency
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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| ISBN: |
ISBN: 978-1-84432-939-7
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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| Size: (e.g. 20mb) |
7
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Receptor: Ecological
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Tools and procedures
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| Short description: |
This document sets out the three-tiered risk assessment process that has been
designed to:
• establish whether pollutant linkages between the contamination and the
designated ecological receptors are likely to exist;
• gather sufficient information for making decisions regarding whether harm
to those receptors is, or could, occur.
The risk assessment is preceded by a desk study that reviews information about the
site and nature of the contamination to assess whether pollutant linkages are feasible.
Tier 1 of the risk assessment is a screening step based on a comparison of chemical
analyses of site soils with a soil screening value (SSV) for the contaminant of concern.
Tier 2 uses a choice of tools (ecological surveys and biological testing) to provide
evidence for harm to the receptors.
Tier 3 seeks to attribute the harm to the chemical contamination.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 16/10/2008
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