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BS 8485 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION AND REMEDIATION FROM GROUNDGAS IN AFFECTED DEVELOPMENTS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

30-06-2015

Superseded by

BS 8485:2015

Language(s)

English

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Overview of ground gas protection
5 Site investigation for ground gases
6 Process for ground gas characterization
  and hazard assessment
7 Solutions choice and detailed design
8 Implementation, verification and reporting
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Floor slab and substructure design
Annex B (normative) - Applicability and design of ventilation
        protection measures
Annex C (informative) - Gas resistant membrane selection
Annex D (informative) - Characterization without gas
        monitoring data
Annex E (informative) - Examination of made ground for
        the assessment of the potential for gas generation
Annex F (informative) - Worked examples
Annex G (informative) - Radon
Annex H (informative) - Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Bibliography

BS 8485.

Committee
EH/4
DocumentType
Draft
Pages
87
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

BS EN 13137:2001 Characterisation of waste. Determination of total organic carbon (TOC) in waste, sludges and sediments
BS ISO 23909:2008 Soil quality. Preparation of laboratory samples from large samples
ISO 15105-1:2007 Plastics Film and sheeting Determination of gas-transmission rate Part 1: Differential-pressure methods
BS 8576:2013 Guidance on investigations for ground gas. Permanent gases and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
BS ISO 11074:2005 Soil quality. Vocabulary
BS 10175(2011) : 2011 INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED SITES - CODE OF PRACTICE
ASTM D 638 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics

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