Danto Builders How to Deal with Construction Site Contamination | Page 4

Stage 1 – Desktop Study and Soil Testing
Chances are that the past owner of the piece of land where you are building filed a
report concerning the site. You need to check for this report with the land authority and
find old maps related to your construction site.
The examination of the reports is called Desktop Study and is crucial in deciding
whether to test the soil or not. If the reports show that the land is possibly
contaminated, then you should test the soil right away to establish the level of
contamination.