Soil physico-chemical characterization allows quantifying the amount of potential soil pollutants
and anticipating their response throughout time.

Soil physico-chemical characteristics determine the pollutant availability for potential receptors
(people or wildlife), as well as its movement within the soil or towards other environments (ground
water, rivers or air).

Concerning with potentially polluting activities, authorities demand analytical characterizatons,
commonly consisting of pH analysis, conductivity, clay and organic matter content, TPH (total
petroleum hydrocarbons: oil, fuel, diesel), heavy metals and activity-specific pollutants whose
presence in soil was predictable.