Soil
What is Soil Contamination Testing?
This testing is a legal inspection conducted to verify contamination levels at facilities subject to soil contamination management. Facility operators are required to perform regular and occasional inspections through specialized soil agencies, in compliance with Article 13 of the Soil Environment Conservation Act. These inspections help prevent and investigate soil contamination. Failure to comply with inspection requirements may result in fines.
Inspection subject
Petroleum production and storage facilities
Manufacturing and storage facilities for hazardous chemicals
pipeline facilities
Facilities that are similar to the aforementioned managed facilities and are deemed to require special management, as determined by the Minister of Environment in consultation with the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, and are announced through official notice.
| 1. Petroleum manufacturing and storage facilities | Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) |
|---|---|
| 2. Manufacturing and storage facilities for hazardous chemicals | Cadmium, copper, arsenic, mercury, lead, hexavalent chromium, zinc, nickel, fluorine, organophosphorus compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, cyanide, phenol, trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethylene (PCE), 1,2-dichloroethane, and benzo(a)pyrene are applicable items. |
| 3. Pipeline facilities | Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) |
| 4. Facilities that are similar to the aforementioned managed facilities and are deemed to require special management, as recognized by the Minister of Environment in consultation with the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, and are announced through official notice. | Inspection items notified by the Minister of Environment for each target facility |
Details
| division | Target | Inspection cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Periodic inspection | After installing the storage facility | Initial survey → 5 years → 10 years → 15 years, then every 2 years |
| Periodic inspection | Termination or closure | From three months before the change until the date of the change |
| In case of change of representative | From three months before the change until the date of the change | |
| Replacement of storage facilities and change of materials | From three months before the change until the date of the change | |
| In case of contamination leak | immediately |