Once a site is suspected of being contaminated there is a need to assess the contamination. Often the assessment begins with preparation of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. The historical use of the site and the materials used and produced on site will guide the assessment strategy and type of sampling and chemical testing to be done. Often nearby sites owned by the same company or which are nearby and have been reclaimed, leveled or filled are also contaminated even where the current land use seems innocuous. For example, a car park may have been leveled by using contaminated waste in the fill. Also important is to consider off site contamination or nearby sites often through decades of emissions to soil, groundwater, and air. Ceiling dust, topsoil, surface and groundwater of nearby properties should also be tested, both before and after any remediation.
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