An analysis of PAH soil contamination in south east England: A case study leading to an evidence-based portfolio and process route map

Through the regulatory planning process, UK local government has detailed information on contaminants for most of their development (predominantly brownfield) sites, dating back to 2000. The soil data collected includes information on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAH, a group of potentially carcinogenic chemicals. This paper describes how an evidence-based portfolio of PAH contamination has been generated from this site measured dataset and developed into a process route map to facilitate PAH data analyses in other regions.