Soil Contamination Survey
Soil contamination surveys are a fundamental component of environmental site assessment, land redevelopment, and remediation projects. Contaminants such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), petroleum hydrocarbons, and landfill gases can persist in soil for decades, posing risks to human health, groundwater, and ecosystems.
Effective soil contamination surveys depend on dense spatial data, in-situ measurements, and real-time interpretation, enabling environmental professionals to understand contamination extent and behavior without excessive laboratory sampling.
The constraints in soil contamination surveys
Environmental survey teams face several persistent challenges:
- Heterogeneous contamination: Soil contamination is often unevenly distributed, requiring a high density of measurement points.
- Multiple contaminants and gas phases: Soil gas may contain methane, petroleum hydrocarbons, CO₂, VOCs, and reduced oxygen levels, all of which must be measured and interpreted together.
- Time and cost constraints: Extensive laboratory sampling increases project duration and cost, while limiting the ability to adapt sampling strategies in real time.
- Regulatory documentation: Survey results must be traceable, reproducible, and suitable for regulatory reporting and long-term project records.
How RS DYNAMICS strengthens soil contamination surveys
ECOPROBE 5 enables simultaneous in-situ soil gas analysis, combining PID-based VOC detection with selective IR measurement of methane, petroleum hydrocarbons, and CO₂. Reliable oxygen measurement further supports risk assessment and interpretation of biodegradation processes.
Real-time corrections for soil porosity, temperature, and pressure ensure accurate comparison between measurement points, improving data quality across heterogeneous sites.
Features of soil contamination survey with ECOPROBE 5
- Rapid screening of VOCs and petroleum hydrocarbons
- Identification of methane and CO₂ related to degradation processes
- Support for risk assessment through oxygen monitoring
- Dense spatial data acquisition with integrated GPS logging
- Immediate visualization of contamination plumes using 3-D surface mapping
ECOPROBE 5’s portability and robustness make it ideal for intensive field campaigns and repeated surveys.
Designed for survey efficiency and transparency
Soil contamination survey outcomes
With ECOPROBE 5, environmental professionals achieve:
- Faster site characterization with fewer laboratory samples
- Improved understanding of contamination extent and dynamics
- Better-informed remediation planning and verification
- High-quality, regulator-ready documentation
Environmental decision advantage with ECOPROBE 5
Across both Pipeline Leakage Testing and Soil Contamination Surveys, ECOPROBE 5 delivers multi-parameter insight in a single, compact instrument—helping users measure more, respond faster, and document results with confidence in demanding environmental applications.
ECOPROBE
ECOPROBE 5 is the ultimate solution for soil contamination survey. It combines advantages of Photoionisation detection (PID) and Infra-red spectroscopy (IR). This device replaces a number of separate analysers with one small, compact instrument.