NORAC/JIWG Technical Guidance 

Asbestos in Soils

National Organisation of Asbestos Consultants (NORAC) and Joint Industry Working Group on Asbestos in Soil and Construction & Demolition Materials (JIWG) have released technical guidance for asbestos in soils.  The technical guidance note provides important clarifications with respect to the investigation and hazard/risk assessment of land contaminated with dispersed asbestos fibres and fragments of asbestos-containing materials.

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Methodology for asbestos air monitoring on brownfield remediation sites

National Organisation of Asbestos Consultants (NORAC) and Joint Industry Working Group Asbestos in Soil and Construction & Demolition Materials (JIWG) has published a new Technical Guidance Series document providing an industry overview of a proposed agreed methodology for asbestos air monitoring on brownfield remediation sites — the High-Volume, Low Limit of Quantification (HiVe-LLoQ) approach.

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