UKAS Inspection Bodies Surveying Contaminated Land for Asbestos
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is establishing a pilot programme for the development of accreditation for ‘ISO 17020:2012 for the surveying…
Articles
Standards Relating to Investigation, Assessment, Remediation and Development of Potentially Contaminated and Contaminated Sites
Article provided by Mike Smith, Vice-Chair, BSI committee EH4-Soil quality This new AGS guidance document provides key information required for a proper…
AGS Helplines
Currently the AGS offer helplines to all Member companies and practitioners with respect to: the AGS Data Format (the discussion forum on…
AGS Diversity Statement
The AGS is a non-profit trade association that is managed by elected individuals from member organisations, none of whom are paid by…
The Importance of Field Filtering and Preservation for Dissolved Metals to Prevent Significant Bias in Sampling and Analysis
Article contributed by Geraint Williams (ALS Global) and Claire Stone (i2 Analytical UK) Member of the Contaminated Land Working Group Introduction Most…
AGS Awards 2020
Below are the list of recipients of this year’s AGS Awards. We would like to thank all Working Group participants for their…
AGS Contaminated Land WG Update
Vivien Dent, AGS Contaminated Land Working Group Leader, has provided an update from the Groups most recent meeting, which was held virtually…
On Stoney Ground Re-Visited
The way a soil sample is prepared prior to analysis varies between laboratories. In the September 2011 issue of AGS News we…
AGS Review and Position Statement – Cover Systems for Land Regeneration
Thickness Design of Cover Systems for Contaminated Land: BRE/AGS/NHBC: 2004 Starting in 2017, the AGS Contaminated Land Working Group (AGS CLWG) undertook…
AGS Contaminated Land Working Group Update
Vivien Dent of RSK, the leader of the Contaminated Land Working Group, has provided an update on the top issues the Contaminated…
AGS Guidelines to Good Practice in Geoenvironmental Ground Investigation – Update
It has long been the aim of the Contaminated Land Working Group to produce a definitive guide to ground investigation good practice…
AGS Awards 2019
This year’s AGS Awards took place during the Annual General Meeting at AGS Annual Conference 2019 on Wednesday 3rd April at the…
Variability in Asbestos Analysis in Soil
Improvements in methods There have been efforts to improve the analysis for asbestos in the last ten years: Analysis methods changed significantly…
AGS Guidance on The Description of Anthropogenic “Soils”
Accurate and consistent description of Made Ground or anthropogenic soils/materials is of importance as it may provide vital indication of the material’s…
AGS Magazine: September/October issue
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the September/October issue of their bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
AGS Ground Risk Conference – Speaker Presentations
The AGS Ground Risk Conference was held on 12th September 2018 at the Cavendish Conference Centre in London. Special thanks to the…
AGS Magazine: July/August issue
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the July/August issue of their bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
AGS Members’ Day 2018 – an overview from Neil Parry, AGS Chair
This year’s Members’ Day was held in the new venue of the National Motorcycle Museum, where the successful AGS Geotechnical Data Conference…
AGS Contaminated Land Working Group: May 2018 Meeting Update
The AGS Contaminated Land Working Group met for the second time this year on Wednesday 16th May in London. With 24 representatives…
AGS Magazine: May/June issue
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the May/June issue of their new bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To…
Sponsorship opportunities for, Ground Risk: why take the chance? A lessons learnt conference
The Association of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce that their upcoming ground risk conference will take place on Wednesday…