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Guidance Notes for Investigation and Remediation of Contaminated Sites of Petrol Filling Stations, Boatyards, and Car Repair/Dismantling Workshops

ANNEX B

CHECKLIST OF POSSIBLE CONTAMINANTS

Please indicate whether the following materials have been used, stored or generated on the site.

Materials Possible Source Yes/No Method of Disposal (historical & current ), if applicable (see Note below)
1. Fuels Petroleum storage, LPG storage
2. Lubricating oils, hydraulic fluids Spillage, maintenance and dismantling of equipment, scrapped tanks and pipeworks, vehicle maintenance
3. Cleaning solvents Engine room and equipment maintenance
4. Used chemical solutions Engine coolant, battery fluid
5. Acids Treating steel plate to remove millscale
6. Asbestos Application and removal of engine room insulation
7. Transformer oil (PCB) Scrapped electrical equipment
8. Anti-corrosive paints, thinners Application of anti-corrosive coatings
9. Coal, ash, oily tank and bilge sludge Boiler room/engine room maintenance, tank cleaning
10. Finely divided metal wastes Grinding and milling operations, especially welding joints
11. Electrical wiring Electrical installation, maintenance, scrapped electrical equipment
12. Low-level radioactive waste Scrapped instruments
13. Wood preservatives Timber treatment
14. Polyurethane foam Hull manufacture/ maintenance

Note: Methods of disposal include:

i) collection by a municipal solid waste collector;

ii) collection by a licensed chemical waste collector;

iii) disposal to foul sewer in liquid form;

iv) disposal to storm drain in liquid form;

v) burial at pits within the site.

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