Emergency Works.

Some activities that can cause your land to require soil remediation in Victoria are;

1.Industrial activities

2. Illegal Dumping

3. Contaminated soil runoff

See a more detailed list from the Victorian EPA.

Bioremediation – Using or importing organic matter to allow naturally occurring microbes to degrade the contaminants

Thermal Treatment – Using heat from 500 to 1100 degrees to destroy the contamination

Chemical Treatment  – Involves changing contaminants by adding components that make the contaminants less toxic.

Physical Soil remediation – This is the most common treatment, which involves moving contaminants out of the soil to collect and separate them.

Signs of contamination – Several signs can indicate contaminated soil. Some of these can be odours, bare lawn patches, or if you find ash fragments and paint flecks within physical soil.

Past Land Use – If you know the land has previously been used for activities known to cause contamination. Some activists can be heavy industry, runoff from heavy industry, unregulated demolition and more.

Part of Due Diligence –  When buying or selling a property, it may be worth taking some soil tests to protect your investment.