Site Remediation

The last of three stages is underway for Hamilton’s Randle Reef Contaminated Sediment Remediation Project, the federal government has announced.  A contract of $29.2 million...

British Columbia has proposed legislation that would require owners of high-risk industrial projects to set aside funds for environmental cleanups, even if a project...

There is a pathway forward for the Northwest Territories to invest in environmental remediation, and reap the rewards of such an investment.

The objective was to determine whether on-site concentrations of metals posed unacceptable risks to human and/or ecological receptors, derive ecological site-specific target levels, and provide recommendations for future work. The project provides a valuable case study for currently operating mines that are actively managing environmental liabilities.

Keeping tabs on project-site contaminated soil in Quebec is now mandatory under the Traces Quebec system. To comply with regulations and track all movements of...

Ontario's Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, posted a consultation to amend the Excess Soil Regulation and Soil Rules document on the Environmental...

Science and common sense say a “sufficient number of samples” is to drill closely-spaced boreholes all across the site and analyse samples from multiple depths to cover all possible contaminants.

PetroFix is a highly concentrated water-based suspension consisting of micron-scale activated carbon and biostimulating electron acceptors.

Emerging technology known as Environmental DNA (eDNA) provides a new tool to help measuring the success of site remediation projects.

Low-cost alternatives for remediating contaminated groundwater are becoming increasingly popular. Permeable reactive barriers can treat contaminants without costly pumping of groundwater (EPA, 2002).

The Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) is the Government of Canada’s response to the community-recommended solutions for the remediation and safe, long-term management of historic low-level radioactive waste in the municipalities of Port Hope and Clarington, Ontario.