![](/assets/images/picto-drapeau-france-3a76576a5d60a512053b4612ab58dae5.png)
1. Defining the various subsoil "environments
Boreholes can be used to "probe" the ground, providing information on the pollutants emitted into the soil by a site's industrial activity. This activity may be ongoing or have taken place in the past. Chemical impacts on the soil are sometimes visible (hydrocarbons, odorous solvents), but will generally be detected and quantified by analyses carried out on samples taken at depth by drilling. Generally speaking, three types of "medium" can be sampled and analyzed: soil, soil gas and groundwater.
Soil is a solid medium made up of particles (sand, clay, limestone, etc.) that may or may not be welded together. The voids between these particles constitute the "porosity" of the soil or rock. These voids exist in the pores between particles, or in fractures in the rock (as in limestone or granite, for example). This porosity contains water and gases. Soil gases are only...
Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!
You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!
Already subscribed? Log in!
![](/assets/images/logo-eti-286623ed91fa802ce039246e516e5852.png)
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
This article is included in
Environment
This offer includes:
Knowledge Base
Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees
Services
A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources
Practical Path
Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills
Doc & Quiz
Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading
Defining the various subsoil "environments
Bibliography
References
In Engineering Techniques
Websites
DRIRE http://www.drire.org/
Infoterre http://basias.brgm.fr/
Ministry of Spatial Planning and the Environment http://www.environnement.gouv.fr
...
Afnor, EN and ISO standards
- Qualité de l'eau. Échantillonnage. Partie 1 : Guide général pour l'établissement des programmes d'échantillonnage. - ISO 5667-1 - 09-80
- Qualité de l'eau. Échantillonnage. Partie 2 : Guide général sur les techniques d'échantillonnage. - NF EN 25667-2 - 12-93
- Qualité de l'eau. Échantillonnage. Partie 3 : Guide général pour la conservation et la manipulation des échantillons. - NF EN ISO 5667-3 - 02-96 ...
Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!
You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!
Already subscribed? Log in!
![](/assets/images/logo-eti-286623ed91fa802ce039246e516e5852.png)
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference