Hazardous Substance Land Use Sites
The Australian Standard AS4482.1 1997 'Guide to the sampling and
investigation of potentially contaminated soil Part 1: Non-volatile and
semi-volatile compounds contains an appendix (Appendix I) that provides details of 28 different industry sectors and the types of
chemicals that may have been used in those industries. This appendix
has been adapted for the purposes of this web site to show industries and
activities in which BTEX and heavy metal contaminants may be found. If you are also
concerned about the potential effects of other contaminants, refer to
the original document for initial guidance.
This information should be considered only a guide to the types of
site in which these contaminants may be found. Its primary purpose
should be to allow a collation of information on all potential sites
within the area.
Summary of potential contaminating
land uses and contaminants likely to common in New Zealand (from
AS4482.1: 1997).
ANZECC Land Use Activity |
BTEX |
Metals |
Comment |
Agricultural horticultural activities
|
|
As, Cu , Mo, Cd, Pb |
|
Airports
|
4 |
Cr, Cd |
|
Battery manufacture and recycle
|
|
Pb, Mn, Zn, Cd, Ni, Co, Hg, Sb |
|
Bulk liquid storage |
4 |
|
|
Chemical manufacture and use |
4 |
As, Pb, |
|
Defence works
|
|
Cu, Hg |
Those associated with machinery servicing |
Drum reconditioning
|
4 |
|
Dependent on drum contents |
Dry cleaning
|
|
|
None of concern? |
Electoplating
|
|
Cr, Zn, Pb?, Cd, Cu, Ni, Sn, Ag |
|
Engine works
|
4 |
Pb |
|
Gas works
|
4 |
As, Cd, Cr, Pb, Hg, Zn |
|
Landfill sites
|
4 |
All heavy metals |
|
Mining |
|
All heavy metals |
Associated with high background concentrations |
Power generation and electrical
|
? |
Pb, Cu, Hg |
Organic solvents |
Railway yards
|
4 |
As, heavy metals |
|
Scrap yards
|
4 |
Metals |
|
Service stations
|
4 |
Pb, Cu, Zn |
|
Sheep and cattle dips
|
|
As |
|
Smelting and
refining |
|
Pd, Cu, Zn, Cd, Cr, Ni, Sn |
|
Tanning
|
|
Cr, Mn, As |
|
Wood preservation
|
|
Cu Cr As |
|
Water and sewage treatment plant |
|
As, Cd, Cr, Co, Pb, Ni, Zn, Hg |
Ni, Zn, Cd, Hg |
(Sites selected from criteria outlined above)
Note: the ANZECC land-use categories are activity-specific and
excludes environments that may become contaminated due to accumulation
of contaminants (e.g. estuaries). These types of environments are
included within the contaminated site definition but could include a
wide range of contaminants and some contaminant sources not considered
by the ANZECC land-use categories (e.g. road run-off).
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