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Technical reports

Reports of work carried out to address technical issues of importance to industry and government.


Technical Report no. 1


Petroleum vapour model comparison - interim report for CRC CARE*
*CRC CARE Technical Report no. 1 has been superseded by CRC CARE Technical Report no. 9

Technical Report no. 2

Protocols and techniques for characterising sites with subsurface petroleum hydrocarbons - a review [pdf 2.8 Mb]

Technical Report no. 3

Natural attenuation: a scoping review [pdf 2.2 Mb]


Technical Report no. 4

The development of HSLs for petroleum hydrocarbons - an issues paper [pdf 2.4 Mb]


Technical Report no. 5

The development of a modular, constructed wetland system for salt, organic and nutrients removal from dairy wastewaters [pdf 1.1 Mb]

Technical Report no. 6

Technical impracticability of further remediation for LNAPL-impacted soils and aquifers (Note that the work on LNAPL remediation is still in progress) [pdf 902 kb]

Technical Report no. 7

Development of policies for the handling, disposal and/or beneficial reuse of used foundry sands - a literature review

Technical Report no. 8

Review of current international approaches to total petroleum hydrocarbon assessment [pdf 1.2 Mb]


Technical Report no. 9

Petroleum vapour model comparison* [pdf 1.6 Mb]
*CRC CARE Technical Report no. 9 supersedes CRC CARE Technical Report no. 1

Technical Report no. 10

Health screening levels for petroleum hydrocarbons in soil and groundwater


Technical Report no. 11

Characterisation of sites impacted by petroleum hydrocarbons - national guideline document [pdf 4.2 Mb]
*Available as a hardcopy
(download LNAPL CSM Certainty Screening Tool spreadsheet)

Technical Report no. 12
Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbon vapours [pdf 1003.9 kb]


Technical Report no. 13

Field assessment of vapours [pdf 5.4 Mb]
*Available as a hardcopy

Technical Report no. 14

Contaminant bioavailability and bioaccessibility
    Part 1: A scientific and technical review [pdf 3.8 Mb]
    Part 2: Guidance for industry [pdf 892 Kb]

Technical Report no. 15

A technical guide for demonstrating monitored natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons in groundwater


Technical Report no. 16

Safe on-site retention of contaminants
    Part 1: Regulatory approaches and issues - a legal perspective [pdf 5.34 Mb]


Technical Report no. 17


The Australian experience: A comparative analysis of the effects of contamination and its remediation on individuals and communities at two Australian sites [pdf 5.7 Mb]


Technical Report no. 18

Selecting and assessing strategies for remediating LNAPL in soils and aquifers [pdf 1.5 Mb]


Technical Report no. 19

Winery wastewater irrigation: Effects of sodium and potassium on soil structure [pdf 867 kb]