PAHs IN INDUSTRIAL SOIL

Objective

In parallel to projects 371 and 378 dealing with Organo-chlorine compounds in industrial soils, this project intends to investigate the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and in addition penta chlorophenol (PCP) in soil. This contamination is typical for wood (creosote treatment) preservation industry.
Large areas have been polluted by the wood industry. Accurate characterization of the level of contamination is necessary before any decision on the disposal, transport or the destruction of the soils can be taken. To take such decisions results of accurate determinations of PAHs and PCP are necessary. The project will validate the methods as applied, improve them where necessary and finally certify the contents of eight PAHs (e.g. pyrene, benz(a)anthracene, benzo(a) pyrene, benzo(e) pyrene, benzo(k) fluoranthene, benzo(b) fluornathene, benzo (b) naphto (2,1-d) thiophene, indeno (1,2,3 c-d) pyrene and penta-chloro-phenol).
The certification of PAHs can be done by the group already working on PAHs in sewage sludge (project 331). The certification of PCP will be done by the group working in project 371.

STATUS

The certified reference material is being prepared.

Programme(s)

• FP2-BCR 4 - Research and development programme (EEC) in the field of applied metrology and chemical analysis (Community Bureau of Reference - BCR), 1988-1992

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES HYDROLOGIQUES

Address

Rue Gabriel Péri 11 Bis
54500 Vandoeuvre-les-nancy
France

Participants (18)

Biochemisches Institut für Umweltcarcinogene

Germany

Address

Lurup 4
22927 Grosshansdorf

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

France

Address

69390 Vernaison

Environmental Research Unit

Ireland

Address

Pottery Road
Dublin

Fondazione Clinica del Lavoro

Italy

Address

Via Alzaia 29
27100 Pavia

INSTITUTO NAZIONALE PER LA RICERCA SUL CANCRO

Italy

Address

Largo Rosanna Benzi 10
16132 Genova

Inst. Universitaire de Médecine et d'Hygiène du Travail

Switzerland

Address

19,Rue Du Bugnon
1005 Lausanne

National Inst. of Occupational Health - Umea

Sweden

Address

90713 Umea

RIVM

Netherlands

Address

9,A. Van Leeuwenhoeklaan
3720 BA Bilthoven

RW-TÜV - Anlagentechnik GmbH

Germany

Address

Langemarckstraße 20
45141 Essen

Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department

United Kingdom

Address

Victoria Road
AB11 9DB Aberdeen

Tauw Infra Consult B.V.

Netherlands

Address

7400 AL Deventer

Union Technique de l'Automobile du Motocycle et du Cycle

France

Address

Autodrome De Linas
91310 Monthlhéry

Universitat de las Islas Baleares

Spain

Address

07071 Palma De Mallorca

University of Athens

Greece

Address

104,Solonos Street
10680 Athens

Università degli Studi di Perugia

Italy

Address

Via Del Giochetto
06100 Perugia

VITO - Vlaamse Inst. voor Technologisch Onderzoek

Belgium

Address

200,Boeretang
2400 Mol

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Finland

Address

7,Biologinkuja
02150 Espoo

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - IVM

Netherlands

Address

1115,De Boelelaan
1081 HV Amsterdam