More April 2010 pictures     |     home More April 2010 pictures   |   Ramsgate 18.4.2010   |   Cliftonville 18.4.2010   |   Shell Grotto Cliftonville 18.4.2010   |   Walpole Bay Hotel Cliftonville 18.4.2010     |   Ramsgate 19.4.2010   |   Westgate   |   Title 9   |   Title 10   |   Gasworks   |   gasworks pictures   |   Ground water and the gasworks   |   Title 14   |   Title 15   |   Grove Ferry 1   |   Grove Ferry 2   |   Grove Ferry 3   |   April 2010 web stats Gasworks Thank you for your e-mail. In answer to the specific questions you have raised regarding Gas Works - Ramsgate, I am writing to advise you of the following. To the best of my knowledge: A range of surface & subsurface soil contaminants of concern have been identified at the Gas Station and Depot at Boundary Road, Ramsgate. A Quantitative Human Health Risk Assessment report Compiled by MWH in May 2004 has highlighted the following compounds, associated with the former industrial use of this site, as exceeding the soil screening criteria (as compared to contemporary Residential Soil Screening Values and excluding localized hotspots within tanks): - Naphthalene - Acenaphthaline - Penanthrene - Anthracene - Flouranthene - Benzo(a)anthracene - Chrysene - Benzo(b)flouranthene - Benzo(k)fluoranthene - Benzo(a)pyrene - Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene - Dibenz(a,h)anthracene - Total PAH - Complex Cyanide - Arsenic - Lead - Nickel - Mineral Oil Plus requiring further characterization: - Benzene - Toluene - Ethylbenzene - Xylene - Mercury (elemental) As you have highlighted, these contaminants will require extensive remediation if the site is to be resored to the required standards to support a sensitive/vulnerable proposed end use. I'm afraid that amenity use (such as gardens/park) would also fall under a vulnerable end use classification, as there would still exist the potential for sensitive receptos (e.g. young children) to come into contact with these contaminants (via direct ingestion of soil, outdoor dust, dermal contact pathways, etc...). Even if the exposure was occasional, an amenity use would still be precluded given the current condition of the site.