Site Investigation St Agnes Ground Consultants Limited recently completed a combined environmental and geotechnical investigation at the site of a proposed residential development in St Agnes. The investigation followed a detailed Phase 1 Desk Study completed by GCL. The investigation comprised windowless sample boreholes, trial pitting with soakaway testing, and CBR tests for foundation design….
Complex Phase 1 Desk Study in the Historic City of Bath Ground Consultants Limited have recently completed a Phase 1 Desk Study in the Historic city of Bath, at the site of an existing car garage and former petrol station. The team delved deep into the history of the site, as well as looking at…
What is a Phase 2 Site Investigation? Following completion of a Phase 1 Desk Study it may be necessary to commission a Phase 2 site investigation. This is the case if the Phase 1 Desk Study identified potential sources of contamination which require further investigation, an example of such would be predicted high arsenic, or…
The Problem with Arsenic in Cornwall The geology of Cornwall is unique, with todays landscape a relic of both geological and human processes. Heavy metal contamination is present across much of the country, with Arsenic levels varying in accordance with geological formations and their subsequent exploitation in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Although Arsenic has…
