Contaminated Lands

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  • National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health: Information for Landowners and Developers (Ministry for the Environment; June 2012)
  • Users’ Guide: National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health (Ministry for the Environment; April 2012)
  • Contaminated Land Management Guidelines – Hazardous Activities and Industries List (HAIL) with Hazardous Substances (Ministry for the Environment; October 2011)
  • Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 1 – Reporting on Contaminated Sites in New Zealand (Ministry for the Environment; October 2011)
  • Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 2 – Hierarchy and Application in New Zealand of Environmental Guideline Values (Ministry for the Environment; October 2011)
  • Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 5 – Hierarchy and Application in New Zealand of Environmental Guideline Values (Ministry for the Environment; October 2011)
  • Guidelines for Assessing and Managing Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Sites in New Zealand (Ministry for the Environment; October 2011)
  • Methodology for Deriving Standards for Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health (Ministry for the Environment; June 2011)
  • Toxicological Intake Values for Priority Contaminants in Soil (Ministry for the Environment; June 2011)
  • Identifying, Investigating and Managing Risks Associated with Former Sheep-dip Sites: A Guide for Local Authorities (Ministry for the Environment; November 2006)
  • Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 4 – Classification and Information Management Protocols (Ministry for the Environment; August 2006)
  • Best Practice Guidelines for the Safe Use of Timber Preservatives and Antisapstain Chemicals (New Zealand Timber Preservation Council; September 2005)
  • Contaminated Land Management Guidelines No. 3 – Risk Screening System (Ministry for the Environment; February 2004)
  • Contaminated Land Management Guidelines – Checklist of Reporting Requirements (Ministry for the Environment; October 2003)
  • Checklist for the Removal of Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks (Ministry for the Environment; April 2001)
  • Draft Sampling Protocols and Analytical Methods for Determining Petroleum Products in Soil and Water (Ministry for the Environment; May 1999)
  • Environmental Guidelines for Water Discharges from Petroleum Industry Sites in New Zealand (Ministry for the Environment; December 1998)
  • Guidelines for Assessing and Managing Contaminated Gasworks Sites in New Zealand (Ministry for the Environment; August 1997)
  • Health and Environmental Guidelines for Selected Timber Treatment Chemicals (Ministry for the Environment; June 1997)
  • Long-term Management of the Environmental Effects of Tailings Dams (Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment; August 1997)