The Soil Working Group of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology sees its task in supporting the ongoing amendment of the Soil Protection Ordinance (BBodSchV), by transporting relevant scientific findings and practical experience to legislative bodies.

Conversely, it also offers assistance and initiates scientific research with questions from higher-level committees.

The working group will begin its work with the topic of the future assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil, in particular with the current amendment proposal, which is currently the subject of much controversy. This should also take into account substances beyond the 16 EPA PAHs and PAH transformation products that have received less attention to date.

The set of rules for soil protection - clear, legally compliant, affordable! Over 350 standards in the original text.

Designed as a loose-leaf binder, the Handbook of Soil Testing contains all the technical regulations listed in the BBodSchV and other relevant ordinances as full texts as well as the relevant legal texts. It also contains relevant German and European standards in the following areas:

• Sampling
• Chemical, physical, biological and mineralogical analysis of soils and soil material
• Definition and classification standards
• Rules for the utilisation of waste in and on soil

The editorial team ensures that the work is continuously updated: an average of four supplementary deliveries per year keep the manual of soil investigation at a permanently high level of topicality.

Information: www.hbu-info.d

03-04 June 2024
Frankfurt am Main
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Chair
Dr Dieter Hennecke
Fraunhofer IME, Schmallenberg

Deputy Chair
Dr Claus Bornemann
Eurofins Umwelt West GmbH

Deputy Chair
Dr Claus Bornemann
Eurofins Umwelt West GmbH


Prof. Dr Christine Achten
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster