RML were commissioned to carry out both a Phase I, non-intrusive, Desk study and Phase II, intrusive, Site Investigation at St Mary’s Hospital, Isle of Wight for a new single story lightweight building.
A walkover survey was carried out by an RML Engineer to establish if contamination is present from any undocumented practice or industrial use of the land and surrounding land and if necessary to confirm the accuracy of the information obtained from elsewhere as part of the Preliminary Risk Assessment (PRA) data gathering process . A visual assessment of the land to check for signs of industrial activity, landfilling, fly tipping , fuel storage, fuel tanks, asbestos related materials or any land contamination was undertaken and a photographic record made to provide evidence to show the condition of the land at the time of the Walkover Survey.
Environmental data, comprising geo-environmental hazards, hydrology and hydrogeology, was obtained for the current site covering an area of up to 1000m from the site boundary.
Historical Ordnance Survey maps were also obtained for the site, as part of the PRA data gathering process. These maps were used to inform of potential historical contaminative processes.
Fieldwork was undertaken in line with British Standards BS 5930:2015+A1:2020. 2 No. Light Percussion Boreholes, 2 No. Hand Auger Boreholes and Land-Borne Gas Monitoring were undertaken as part of investigation.
Natural Moisture Contents, Atterberg Limits, Quick Undrained Triaxial Compression Tests, pH & Sulphates tests, Chemical analysis, Asbestos Identification and Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) tests were the Laboratory tests undertaken for this project.
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