SOIL TESTING FOR CONSTRUCTION
Soil Boring And Sampling Test Cost
Soil boring is a technique used to survey soil by taking several shallow cores out of the sediment. It is used when a drilling jacket or jack-up rig is to be supported on the soil.
Conventional soil boring was used to determine the subsurface soil profile and static soil properties.
At least one soil boring is essential for any offshore platform investigation to determine soil conditions.
Soil samples are typically collected from specific depths below the ground surface which usually requires use of drilling equipment. Borings are drilled to specific depths and special sampling tools are used to collect soil samples. The sampling tools are brought up to the surface where samples are taken and placed in appropriate containers for testing at an analytical laboratory. Soil samples provide data about potential contamination in surface soil (0 to 3 feet) that may affect animals and people in residences, and in subsurface soil (3 to 15 feet) that may affect utility, construction or excavation workers.
Precautions taken
Great care is exercised to prevent cross contamination from occurring. Prior to beginning and between each boring, the drill rig, augers and down hole equipment are thoroughly decontaminated by steam cleaning to prevent accidentally spreading contamination. Additionally, the split-spoon sampler is cleaned using EPA approved protocol before each sample is taken.
Each boring not used for monitoring well construction is filled to the surface with bentonite chips to seal the borehole and protect against future vertical migration of liquids from the surface or potentially contaminated zones within the borehole.
When would you need Soil Contamination Testing NJ/ sampling?
At some point you may be faced with the need to investigate a parcel of land. For example, a common reason people are faced with an investigation is when buying/selling land. Most state laws require sellers to disclose environmental conditions to prospective buyers. Before they purchase, buyers can avoid liability for existing environmental conditions by doing a minimal level of “due diligence” to find out about environmental conditions. The most direct way to show that a property is free of contamination is to run chemical analyses on soil. First, however, you must collect the soil samples.
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