The Climate Emergency: Practical Considerations in Brownfield Risk Assessment

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# CLIMATE CHANGE
# SUMMER WORKSHOP REPORTS

Issue Date: June 2023

SoBRA held a one-day workshop in Birmingham in June 2022 entitled ‘The Climate Emergency: Practical Considerations in Brownfield Risk Assessment’.  Risk assessment is a fundamentally important component of a multi-disciplinary approach to successful brownfield regeneration, and therefore, the adoption and integration of climate change considerations in brownfield risk assessment is critical.  

The aim of the workshop was to discuss how we may need to adjust our approach to brownfield risk assessment to account for actual or anticipated climate change and its effects on contaminant sources, pathways and receptors.  This report presents a written record of the discussions held during the Summer 2022 workshop.

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Fine Tuning DQRAs for the Water Environment

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# DQRA
# SUMMER WORKSHOP REPORTS

Issue Date: 12th May 2019

SoBRA held a one-day workshop in June 2018 entitled on the Fine Tuning DQRA’s for the Water Environment. The objective was to identify common mistakes in controlled waters risk assessment and explore potential solutions. This report presents a written record of the discussions held during the Summer 2018 workshop.

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Site Investigation and Risk Assessment for Historic Landfill Redevelopment (SoBRA 2016)

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# SITE INVESTIGATION
# SUMMER WORKSHOP REPORTS

Issue Date: 8th June 2018

SoBRA held a workshop on uncertainty in human health risk assessment in June 2016. The objective of the workshop was to consider key issues associated with the CSM and site investigation for landfill sites. Delegates were asked to consider a wide range of issues to identify those representing accepted scientific understanding and/ or good practice, and those which require further work to extend, improve or clarify current understanding or practice.

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Uncertainty in Human Health Risk Assessment (SoBRA 2015)

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# UNCERTAINTY
# SUMMER WORKSHOP REPORTS

Issue Date: 24th April 2018

SoBRA held a workshop on uncertainty in human health risk assessment in June 2015. The objectives of SoBRA’s summer 2015 workshop were to define the current state of our understanding of the key issues surrounding uncertainty in human health risk assessment and to establish where there is (and is not) consensus on mitigation measures

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Vapour Intrusion to Support Sustainable Risk Based Decision Making Workshop Report (SoBRA 2017)

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# VAPOUR
# SUMMER WORKSHOP REPORTS

Issue Date: 6th March 2018

SoBRA held a workshop on vapour Intrusion to Support Sustainable Risk Based Decision Making June 2017. The workshops aims were to: provide high quality speakers who could outline the challenges faced for their topic area that affect the evaluation of the vapour intrusion pathway, including CSM, site investigation, modelling and installation of mitigation measures; and to break out into workshop groups to discuss issues pertaining to a topic area in more detail and identify how such issues might be resolved. The four topic areas were CSM, site investigation, development of alternative risk assessment techniques based on scientific studies and the evaluation of mitigation measures using quantitative risk assessment.

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Risks to Human Health from Asbestos in Soil Workshop Report (SoBRA 2013)

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# ASBESTOS
# SUMMER WORKSHOP REPORTS

Issue Date: 7th April 2015

SoBRA held a workshop on assessing risks to human health from asbestos in soil in June 2013. The workshops aims were to: support site investigation practice, laboratory analysis methods and examine risks to site workers; evaluate remediation and re-use options; and derive a decision algorithm for existing and future land users. Quantification and management of the risks posed to human health from asbestos in soil are important current topics for practitioners dealing with land affected by contamination. This report will be used to support the chapter on risk assessment in the forthcoming Joint Industry Working Group guidance on asbestos in soil. Proceedings and presentation slides from the workshop are available free to members.

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Petroleum Hydrocarbons Workshop Report (SoBRA 2013)

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# PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS
# SUMMER WORKSHOP REPORTS

Issue Date: 24th January 2013

SoBRA held a workshop on assessing risks to groundwater from petroleum hydrocarbons in June 2012. The workshop included discussion groups on four key themes: site investigation and sampling; laboratory analysis and environmental forensics; groundwater risk assessment modelling and development of guidance; and assessment of the vapour risk from groundwater. Proceedings and presentation slides from the workshop are available free to members.

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Lead Workshop Report (SoBRA 2012)

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# LEAD
# SUMMER WORKSHOP REPORTS

Issue Date: 20th March 2012

SoBRA held a workshop on assessing risks to human health from lead in soils in June 2011. The workshop included discussion groups on the 4 key topics, namely: toxicology; sources and background concentrations; exposure assessment; and bioaccessibility. Proceedings and presentation slides from the workshop are available free to members.

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