Assessing risks posed by hazardous ground gases to buildings

Wilson, S.

Assessing risks posed by hazardous ground gases to buildings - Rev. ed. - CIRIA 2007 - xviii, 182p. ill. 30cm. - CIRIA (C665) .

Introduction -- Hazardous gases -- Development of initial conceptual model and preliminary risk assessment - site characterisation -- Methods of non-intrusive and intrusive investigation -- Monitoring methodologies -- Sampling methodologies -- Interpretation of results -- Assessment of risk -- Remedial options -- Post development monitoring

Discusses practice in the collection of relevant data and in the monitoring of programmes in a risk-based approach to gas contaminated land. Describes the mitigation and management of potentially unacceptable risk with reference to both passive and active systems of gas control.

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