SGV Reports and supplementary information for specific chemicals and groups of chemicals are available for download here.
We recommend that professionals using SGV Reports are familiar with the information in the framework reports and the introductory guide available below. SGV Reports published before 2008 have been withdrawn. They were prepared using previous framework guidance (R&D Publications CLR7 – 10) published in 2002, which has been superseded.
Introduction to Soil Guideline Values
- Using Soil Guideline Values (PDF, 940 KB)
- Errata for the Soil Guideline Value and supplementary note reports published on this page (PDF, 12 KB)
These are minor changes that do not affect the calculation of Soil Guideline Values.
Soil Guideline Values
Heavy metals and other inorganic compounds
- Soil Guideline Value for arsenic in soil (PDF, 385 KB)
- Soil Guideline Value for nickel in soil (PDF, 139 KB) ***The Environment Agency withdrew the SGV and associated reports for nickel in 2015 following the release of new information by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on the health risks from nickel. The withdrawn report is included here for reference******
- Soil Guideline Value for mercury in soil (PDF, 220 KB) ***The Environment Agency withdrew the SGV and associated reports for mercury in November 2018 following discussions with PHE and the release of new information by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on the health risks from mercury. The withdrawn report is included here for reference ******
- Soil Guideline Values for selenium in soil (PDF, 150 KB)
- Soil Guideline Values for cadmium in soil (PDF, 188 KB)
BTEX
- Soil Guideline Value for benzene in soil (PDF, 365KB)
- Soil Guideline Value for toluene in soil (PDF, 437KB)
- Soil Guideline Value for ethylbenzene in soil (PDF, 363KB)
- Soil Guideline Value for xylene in soil (PDF, 740KB)
Dioxins
Other organic compounds
Supplementary information for the derivation of SGVs
Heavy metals and other inorganic compounds
- Supplementary information for the derivation of SGVs for arsenic (PDF, 2.33 MB)
- Supplementary information for the derivation of SGVs for nickel (PDF, 2.4 MB) *****The Environment Agency withdrew the SGV and associated reports for nickel in 2015 following the release of new information by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on the health risks from nickel. The withdrawn report is included here for reference*****
- Supplementary information for the derivation of SGVs for mercury (PDF, 2.41 MB) *****The Environment Agency withdrew the SGV and associated reports for mercury in November 2018 following discussions with PHE and the release of new information by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on the health risks from mercury. The withdrawn report is included here for reference*****
- Supplementary information for the derivation of SGVs for selenium (PDF, 2.36 MB)
- Supplementary information for the derivation of SGVs for cadmium (PDF, 2.39 MB)
BTEX
- Supplementary information for the derivation of SGVs for benzene (PDF, 2.32 MB)
- Supplementary information for the derivation of SGVs for toluene (PDF, 2.32 MB)
- Supplementary information for the derivation of SGVs for ethylbenzene (PDF, 1.03MB)
- Supplementary information for the derivation of SGVs for xylene (PDF, 2.35 MB)