Dalgety Bay Particles Advisory Group
Membership and Procedures
The current membership and associated area of expertise are:
- Professor Alex Elliott, Acting Chairman (Health Impact Assessment).
- Professor Marian Scott (Statistical Analysis).
- Dr Andrew Tyler (Monitoring Capabilities).
- Dr George Hunter (Radiological Protection).
- Professor Tim Atkinson (Sediment movement).
- Dr Tom Bruce (Coastal Structures).
SEPA, the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Food Standards Agency (FSA), Health Protection Agency (HPA), Scottish Government and Fife Council have observer status on the Group, which permits them to provide information to members during meetings and inform DRPAG of their current work. Membership will be reviewed periodically to ensure that the Group has a sufficient diversity of skills to address the issues raised.
Objectives
The current remit of DBPAG is:
- To provide impartial scientific advice to SEPA and other parties on actions which are needed to ensure that the public and environment is adequately protected.
- To comment on the work being undertaken and the results being obtained.
The work programme includes:
- Understanding of the extent of the contamination;
- Identification of the key parameters needed to assess the environmental and health impact of the contamination;
- Evaluation of the ability of monitoring programmes to identify particles in the intertidal and terrestrial environments and;
- Advice on the continuing need for restrictions.
The Group is also able to provide a resource of expert advice which SEPA can utilise to assist it in fulfilling its responsibilities with regard to the protection of the environment under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993, the Environment Act, and Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations 2007. The existence of the Group in conjunction with other relevant groups provides reassurance to the public, Scottish Government and other stakeholders that the issue of contamination of the environment by radium contamination is being independently and rigorously assessed by the appropriate agencies.
Statements
Minutes
| Minutes of DBPAG meetings |
Date |
Format/Size |
| Minutes |
20 Dec 2011 |
 (167kb) |
| Minutes |
3 Feb 2012 |
(192kb) |