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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    Superseded date:  30-06-2015

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    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)
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    Comment Closes On
    Committee EH/4
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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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