The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is amending Orica’s environment protection licence so the company can finalise Stage 3 of…[Read More]
Changes to Contaminated Land Regulations
Under new Sustainable Planning Amendment Regulations introduced by the state government, a compliance permit from an approved contaminated land auditor…[Read More]
World’s first Soil Contamination handheld detector device for petroleum hydrocarbons in soil
The world’s first handheld instrument, RemScan, developed by CSIRO and industry partner Ziltek, which uses an infrared signal to directly…[Read More]
Draft regulator impact statement covering technical services for contaminated land – released
The Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection has released a draft regulatory impact statement covering technical services for contaminated…[Read More]
Investigation into groundwater contamination in Keswick
The South Australian EPA has launched an investigation into the extent of groundwater contamination in the Keswick area. It has…[Read More]
Site contamination guidelines – comment sought.
The SA Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has conducted a review of its site contamination guidelines following the amendment in 2013…[Read More]
Mercury contamination likely to be low.
An independent review of historical mercury emissions from the site of Orica’s former mercury-cell chlor-alkali plant at Botany, has found…[Read More]
BHP Billiton’s Mayfield remediation takes another step.
The NSW environment regulator has signed off on the completion of the clean-up of a further 2 allotments on the…[Read More]
CSIRO commissioned to develop efficient approach for sample of soil carbon
The CSIRO has been commissioned by the Federal Department of the Environment and the Grains Research and Development Corporation to…[Read More]
Implementing the National Environment Protection (Assessment of Contaminated Sites) Measure amendment 2013
The National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure (the ‘ASC NEPM’) was created in 1999 and updated in 2013. …[Read More]