Posted By Dave Wilson We have experience of this mate. basically if it is bonded ( cement) then you should pick out the bits you can, spryed with a surfactant solution, blokes in type five fibreproof overalls and P3 masks, if the rest is less than 1% of toatal then can go to landfill as spoil if it is above this then should go as asbetsos contaminated waste (expensive!!). email me if you want to discuss.

Posted By RA Nice One Guys for the quick repsonse. Yes we have had a site survey carried out- soil analysis(boreholes) and a type 3 asbestos survey, but as this is only a small area in relation to the site size the evidence did not show the presence of these pieces. Thanks Again, RA

Posted By The toecap I've identified something in the European Waste Catalogue and Hazardous Waste List. Section 17. Entitled Construction and demolition Waste (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) Section 17/06/05. If i had an electronic copy I would gladly send it to you

Posted By RA I wish we could get at the lower levels, but the soil is far too compacted. I explained this to the HSE and they have said in accordance with my proposals it would be ok to go ahead with excavating and then going through the soil. But my problem is- what should we doing with this soil as it has contained these pieces for an unknown large period of time- this was the question I want the EA to advise on, but sooooo far to no avail. Cheers Again Guys, RA

Posted By Jeffrey Watt So hypothetically, if analysis shows that it is say 2% ACM can you dilute this with other non ACM contaminated soil to bring it down to 1%. I don't know the charges but would imagine that 2 tons to normal landfill is cheaper than one ton of haz waste to be processed? Jeff

Posted By Jeffrey Watt Peter Your a poet and didn't realise it Jeff ;p

Posted By Jeffrey Watt Peter Don't know. No trade secrets but in a previous life we had a very reactive waste by product and a very inert waste by product. The blending of the two made a still very inert by product due to the dilution effect, about 10 inert to 1 reactive. Only a suggestion, never had to deal with ACM disposal so not qualified to say whether this is a legal/proper/moral route to disposal for ACM's. Jeff

Posted By Jeffrey Watt Sorry Dave not Peter. How is the shoe sales business?

Posted By Adrian Watson Classify it in accord with TG EM2 Interpretation and classification of hazardous waste (Fig 3.1 page 9), obtainable on the EA web site, you'll find you do not have to classify it as hazardous waste if the waste does not possess hazardous properties or it does not contain more than 0.1% asbestos by weight. Asbestos cement has a density of around 1400 Kg.m-3 and contains ~10% of asbestos by weight (Asbestos and cement have similar densities: asbestos has a density of 2451 kg.m-3 and concrete has a density of 2307 kg.m-3). Take 20 random samples of 0.01 m-3 of soil and rubble from accross the site; weight it, pick out the big pieces then screen it and sieve it; weight the total weight of the asbestos cement pieces and divide their weight by 10. If this weight is less than 0.1% by weight it is not hazardous waste. If it exceeds 0.1% you have to decide whether the waste exhibits hazardous properties. You need a large scale that weighs up to 15 Kg and a smaller scale that weighs 150 gm in 1 gm increments. Furthermore, if you do decide it is hazardous waste, you cannot mix it without a waste management license. Regards Adrian Watson

Posted By Dave Wilson Why? Because Contaminated land is specifically exempt from the CAWRegs 2002