This dataset contains estimated ambient background concentrations of potentially harmful elements for rural and selected urban topsoils.
If compressible ground appears to be a problem on or near your property, inform your insurance company, mortgage lender or landlord.
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Andrew Gordon Gunn – known to all as Gus – has been awarded an MBE in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
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