Marine Dredge Licence Applications

The National Laboratory Service have now been validated by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) for a standard suite of physical and chemical determinands in marine sediment, that are required in support of marine dredging licence applications. A marine licence is required for many different types of activity that are within the inshore and offshore remit of the MMO. There are six categories of activities that may need a licence. These are:

Construction, alteration or improvement
Dredging
Deposits
Incineration of any substance or object
Removal of any substance or object
Scuttling of any vessel or floating container

The NLS are validated for the following tests:

Particle Size Distribution
Trace Heavy Metals
Organotins
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Total Organic Carbon
Total Hydrocarbon Content
Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons