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Proposal for Asbestos in Soil Working Group

Network for Industrially Co-ordinated Sustainable Land Management in Europe

Simon Cole - AECOM

Why?

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• Raised as a potential new WG at Amsterdam

workshop in November 2016

• A challenging and common contaminant
• High interest, risk driver, high cost
• Risk perception vs sustainable management
• Numerous local research and guidance initiatives
• Little harmonisation in approaches?
• Nicole well placed to provide a pan-European view
• Chance to identify/connect initiatives?

Objectives

• Compare and contrast current industry approaches,

regulatory positions and quality and availability of existing guidance in European Countries as an initial “baselining”

exercise to help identify significant differences and

• pportunities for harmonisation
• Improve awareness and understanding in managing

the risks of asbestos in soil (considering it’s occurrence both

• n its own and as a co-contaminant with other chemical and
• rganic pollutants) by advocating a pragmatic approach

and promoting greater consistency where possible

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Scope

• collate information on ,and benchmarking of current methods,

standards and guidance for the characterisation, risk assessment, remediation and regulation of asbestos in soils that are currently adopted by industry and regulators in European Countries

• identify how asbestos contaminated soils (including those also contaminated with
• ther organic/ chemical pollutants) are currently remediated in different

countries considering different treatment technologies and the availability (or

• therwise) of appropriate disposal/ treatment facilities (e.g. identify where these

facilities are)

• identify research needs that can support a less precautionary approach

where appropriate

• identify existing research initiatives, and develop a gap analysis for research

proposals

• identify existing case studies or potential case studies that can improve

confidence in risk management decisions and in developing best practice

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Not in Scope

• Naturally occurring asbestos
• Occupational risk (2003/18/EC)
• Asbestos in buildings

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Added value

• Asbestos is a problematic ground contaminant

in terms of scientific uncertainty, public perception, and limitations in regulation

• Currently no unified European perspective and little

visibility on European good practice/experience

• Opportunity for NICOLE work to be valued by

regulators and industry

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Programme

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Present review of European approaches, and

• pportunities for

pragmatism 1st WG meeting Fall 2017/ Spring 2018? TBC – presentation

• verview with
• pportunities for

harmonisation/ further research/ gap analysis Present research review and gap analysis, along with supporting case studies 2nd WG meeting Fall 2018/ Spring 2019? TBC – presentation on gap filling Prepare paper summarising the findings

• f the WG as a standalone

technical report 3rd WG meeting Fall 2019/ Spring 2020? TBC - Summarise output and promote publication of final technical paper

Links

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• UK Joint Industry Working Group & CL:AIRE
• UK Society for Brownfield Risk Assessment
• Australian Land and Groundwater Association (ALGA)

Special Interest Group in Asbestos in Soil

• Special session on excavated soils (co-hosted by

BRGM and CL:AIRE) at AquaConsoil Lyon 2017

• Ongoing research efforts into soil testing and real-

time monitors

• Other academic links…?

Supporters/Sponsors

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• Frank Evans – National Grid
• Caroline Dionisi –EDF
• Paul van Riet – Dow Chemicals
• Jean-Louis Seveque – AquaTerraSana
• Rick Parkman – AECOM
• Lucia Buve – Umicore
• Guido de Jong – Port of Rotterdam
• Others…?

Thank you for your attention

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