Resource Centre
Research and guidance for managing contaminated environments
CrcCARE’s Resource Centre provides access to technical guidance documents and research publications developed to support contamination assessment, risk management and remediation. Browse the collection below to explore resources used by environmental practitioners, regulators and researchers.
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48 documents found
Technical Guidance 24: Analytical methods for priority and emerging contaminants – a literature review
The availability of analytical methodology with sufficient detection sensitivity and selectivity is crucial to effective management of environmental contaminants.
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Technical Guidance 23: Petroleum hydrocarbon vapour intrusion assessment – Australian guidance
This document provides a clear decision framework for the conduct of petroleum vapour intrusion assessments resulting from contamination of soil and groundwater by petroleum hyd….
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Technical Guidance 22: Developing a national guidance framework for Australian remediation and management of site contamination – Review of Australian and international frameworks for remediation
This project is the first of several projects required to deliver an accepted national remediation framework (NRF) and guidance.
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Technical Guidance 21: Sampling strategies for biological assessment of groundwater ecosystems
The effective management of groundwater resources across Australia is essential to meet current and future national water needs.
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Technical Guidance 20: Guidance document for the revegetation of land contaminated by metal(loid)s
The revegetation of sites contaminated by metals (such as Cu, Zn, Ni, or Pb) and metalloids (such as As) is an important environmental challenge.
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Technical Guidance 19: Winery wastewater irrigation – effects of potassium and sodium on soil structure
Generation of wastewater is an inevitable component of the wine production process.
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Technical Guidance 18: Selecting and assessing strategies for remediating LNAPL in soils and aquifers
Light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) petroleum hydrocarbons are complex mixtures of chemicals that variably partition into water and gaseous phases when released into subsurfa….
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Technical Guidance 17: The Australian experience – A comparative analysis of the effects of contamination and its remediation on individuals and communities at two Australian sites
The potential environmental health risks to people living in proximity to contaminated sites garners legitimate interest by the surrounding communities in how the contamination ….
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Technical Guidance 16 (Part 2): Safe on-site retention of contaminants – A risk-based approach
Under the present regulatory regimes in the various states and territories of Australia, and internationally, it is common for contamination in excess of guideline levels to be ….
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Technical Guidance 16 (Part 1): Safe on-site retention of contaminants Ð Regulatory approaches and issues – a legal perspective
Site contamination issues present potentially significant impediments to land redevelopment in Australia.
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Technical Guidance 15: A technical guide for demonstrating monitored natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons in groundwater
Natural attenuation (NA) refers to the reduction in quantity and concentration of contaminants over time as a result of naturally occurring physical, chemical and biological pro….
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Technical Guidance 14 (Part 2): Contaminant bioavailability and bioaccessibility – Guidance for industry
When determining the impact of an ingested chemical on human health risk assessment, the chemicalÕs toxicity is influenced by the degree to which it is absorbed from the gastroi….
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