Soil Consultancy and Remediation

On May 31, 2016, the State Council officially issued the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution (commonly known as the "Ten Articles of Soil"). This long-awaited policy document has made a comprehensive strategic deployment for the prevention and control of soil pollution in China during a period of time.

As we all know, soil is the first line of defense to ensure food safety and the primary foundation for building a healthy living environment. As an indispensable and important strategic resource for economic and social development, the quality of soil is directly related to economic development, ecological security and people's happiness. The whole society should pay attention to it.

Air pollution and water pollution are generally more intuitive, and differences can be felt through vision and breathing. In contrast, soil pollution is often relatively hidden and can only be determined through soil sample analysis, agricultural product testing, and even impact research on human and animal health. Therefore, it is vividly called invisible pollution. However, it is this invisible pollution that is rapidly attacking our lives. The frequent occurrence of poisonous events everywhere make people afraid to talk about soil and even seek non-polluting healthy food at all costs.

The "Ten Articles of Soil" put forward clear requirements for the definition of the responsibility for the treatment and repair of contaminated plots. According to the principle of "who pollutes, whoever treats", the responsibility for the treatment and restoration will be borne by the unit or individual that causes soil pollution. This provision will clarify that in the process of urbanization, enterprises still have to take responsibility for the treatment and repair of remaining contaminated sites after they are closed and relocated. At the same time, the "Ten Soil" emphasizes that soil treatment and restoration need to be carried out in an orderly manner, determines the focus of treatment and restoration, and proposes that all localities should be adjusted in combination with the improvement of urban environmental quality and development layout. In order to promote the implementation of the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution, complete the goals of soil pollution control and repair, and ensure the quality of agricultural products and the safety of the living environment, NOA will be committed to soil consultation, investigation, restoration and other services in cities and industrial parks, and strive to become a third-party provider of solutions for soil and environmental pollution control systems.

Service Content

1. Service background

The Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution was officially implemented on January 1, 2019. The law clearly stipulates: "Highlight key areas, key industries and pollutants, strengthen the control and repair of soil pollution, and effectively prevent risks; make it clear that key regulatory units of soil pollution shall establish a system for the investigation of potential dangers of soil pollution to ensure the continuous and effective prevention of the leakage, loss and dispersion of toxic and harmful substances; enterprises or individuals that have caused pollution shall bear the responsibility for the control and repair of soil pollution risks and bear the corresponding expenses." In order to fulfill their legal responsibilities and obligations, key soil pollution units shall carry out corresponding soil pollution status, investigation of enterprises in key industries, investigation of hidden dangers and other work in accordance with the requirements. The NOA Environmental Service Professional Team is familiar with national and local investigation technical specifications, adheres to the principles of pertinence, standardization and operability, and provides various enterprises with soil pollution survey, investigation of enterprises in key industries and hidden danger investigation with a fair, just and realistic attitude.

1. NOA services.

NOA Environmental Affairs Department provides technical consultation on soil pollution control and restoration services, and contributes Shanghai's strength to cooperate with the national pollution prevention and control work. The business capabilities include: hidden danger investigation of key soil supervision units, site environmental investigation and assessment, restoration plan preparation, site reduction analysis and report preparation, soil restoration engineering, restoration project effect evaluation, etc.

Project category	Work service content
Soil consultation and restoration	Provide technical consulting services for contaminated sites:identify possible pollution and types of plots through data collection, audit, on-site survey and personnel interviews.
	Survey report: determine the type of contaminated site and prepare a sampling monitoring plan, carry out\|\|on-site sampling work, evaluate site data (meeting CMA and CNAS qualification requirements), and prepare survey reports.
	Restoration of contaminated sites:prepare a restoration plan and fully manage the restoration process.
	Research and development and sales of environmental repair agents: Through the NOA technical service team, pharmaceuticals and technical services are configured on demand according to on-site needs.

Soil pollution survey can be divided into three stages:
1. The first stage is mainly data collection, on-site survey and personnel interviews.
2. The second stage is the pollution confirmation stage based on sampling and analysis.
3. The third stage focuses on supplementary sampling and testing.

The respondents mainly include:

1. If the use is changed to land for residential, public management and public services, soil pollution shall be investigated before the change.
2. For construction plots of land with soil pollution in the census, detailed investigation and monitoring and on-site inspection of soil pollution status, the competent department of ecological environment of the local people's government shall require the owner of the right to the use of the land to investigate the status of soil pollution.
3. The owner of the right to the use of the land shall investigate the soil pollution before the use of the land is changed for production and operation of the key regulatory unit or before the right to the use of soil pollution is recovered or transferred.
4. Annual hidden danger investigation system of key soil supervision units.

3. NOA advantages

1、The team has rich experience and a sufficient number of on-site testing personnel；

2、NOA | The technical team is experienced, the reporting cycle is short, and the one-time pass rate is high.

Service Process

Q&A

Why repair the soil of the polluted site?

Soil is the basic environmental element of the ecosystem and the material basis for human survival and development. Strengthening the prevention and control of soil pollution is an important measure to thoroughly implement the scientific concept of development and an important part of building a national ecological safety system, so it is of great significance.

What are the ways to treat contaminated soil?

There are a variety of treatment and repair methods, including the use of various chemical, physical or biological means to absorb, fix, degrade and convert pollutants. Physical methods include mechanical soiling, new soil, etc. The disadvantage is that some substances may undergo redox reactions after soiling, resulting in negative effects. Chemical methods include electrochemistry, leaching, air extraction, etc. In the chemical repair process, attention should be paid to the secondary pollution that may be caused by the pharmaceuticals. Biological methods are environmentally friendly methods, such as plant restoration, microbial restoration, and plant-microbial restoration. This method has a long restoration cycle and often takes years to decades.

How to determine the goal of soil treatment in contaminated sites?

There are many ways to set targets for the repair of contaminated sites. For simple sites, the standards issued by the government can be directly applied, and the government will weigh many factors such as environmental risks, public acceptance and soil use. For complex sites, they can be obtained through risk assessment methods in combination with land access and local regulations. Generally speaking, the repair goals obtained through risk assessment are more targeted and usually reduce the cost of repair.

What are the procedures for soil repair at contaminated sites?

(1) Soil environment survey;
(2) Risk assessment;
(3) Determine the repair technology;
(4) Implementation of restoration works;
(5) Acceptance of repair effect.

Our Advantage

Authoritative Qualification

NOA has been approved by Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China（CNCA）(CNCA-R-2002-051), and has obtained qualification of China Inspection Body and Laboratory Mandatory Approval (CMA),and has passed the multiple approvals of China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS), International Accreditation Service (IAS), United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ). NOA has been approved by State Administration for Market Regulation of China, and has been recognized as inspection and testing institution of China's special equipment, as well as the qualification of China's national equipment supervision and engineering supervision. NOA-DCI is the notified body of the CE directive of the European Commission. NOA has been recognized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IECQ) by obtaining Electronic Component Quality Assessment System. It is also a national inspection and assessment notified body of import and export commodity in China.NOA is a high-tech enterprise in Shanghai.

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From pre-design to post-operation, NOA has the ability to guarantee the whole life cycle of the business. NOA, as an independent third-party inspection company, has a large number of domestic and international standards and specifications proficient in design, welding, non-destructive testing, painting, packaging and other fields The experienced team of professional engineers and inspection experts, with more than ten years of experience in the domestic market, is familiar with all aspects of the domestic industrial equipment supply chain, and can provide you with technical support services for the full life cycle of technical services in a timely manner, combining various products. Inspection, certification, testing, consulting, and auditing services can provide you with one-stop all-round comprehensive services.

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NOA has formed a mature and solid operation system in the development of more than 20 years. We let technical experts who are familiar with market regulations and testing standards and have professional industry experience to carry out inspection, evaluation and design review work. While meeting the requirements of domestic and international standards, we ensure that customers can obtain satisfactory service results in the first time with accurate time-sensitive management methods, and ensure that customers can seize the opportunity in the market competition.

Service Area

NOA inspection services currently cover Europe, Australia, Russia, some Middle East regions and most regions in China. NOA can ensure the consistency and continuity of customer service in different regions, and eliminate the impact of unfamiliar environments on customer quality. The guarantees and the impact of project implementation enable customers to participate in different markets across the country or around the world with flawless quality.