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Review of Alberta tier 1 guidelines for dioxins and furans panel report

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This report outlines the recommendations of a scientific panel that was commissioned to provide advice on updating the parameters for dioxins and furans.

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Recommendations to update Alberta tier 1 guidelines for dioxins and furans

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This document provides the final review of the scientific panel and recommendations to Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. It was produced by the Scientific Working Group for Contaminated... More ≫

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This document provides the final review of the scientific panel and recommendations to Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. It was produced by the Scientific Working Group for Contaminated Sites in Alberta, a technical working group consisting of regulators from Alberta Health, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Alberta Health Services, and the Alberta Energy Regulator. The group was tasked with reviewing the information and providing a final recommendation to the department.

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2017 groundwater monitoring program report : historical Turner Valley gas plant

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The Turner Valley gas plant site, used for many decades for petroleum production and refining, was decommissioned after 1985 and was designated as a historic site in 1995. A reclamation program... More ≫

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The Turner Valley gas plant site, used for many decades for petroleum production and refining, was decommissioned after 1985 and was designated as a historic site in 1995. A reclamation program was implemented for the redevelopment of the site. As part of the reclamation program, a groundwater containment and treatment system was constructed to contain and treat impacted groundwater. The objectives of the 2017 monitoring and sampling programs were to evaluate the groundwater quality at selected areas of the historical gas plant and the performance of the containment wall and treatment corridor.

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Guidance for selecting toxicity reference values for Alberta Tier 1 and Tier 2 soil and groundwater remediation guidelines

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This document presents guidance for selecting acceptable risk-based toxicological reference values (TRVs) for managing contaminated sites in Alberta. It has been developed through general... More ≫

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This document presents guidance for selecting acceptable risk-based toxicological reference values (TRVs) for managing contaminated sites in Alberta. It has been developed through general agreement through the Scientific Working Group on Contaminated Sites in Alberta, whose membership includes Alberta Environment and Parks, the Alberta Energy Regulator, Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services.

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2016 groundwater monitoring program report : historical Turner Valley gas plant

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The Turner Valley gas plant site, used for many decades for petroleum production and refining, was decommissioned after 1985 and was designated as a historic site in 1995. A reclamation program... More ≫

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The Turner Valley gas plant site, used for many decades for petroleum production and refining, was decommissioned after 1985 and was designated as a historic site in 1995. A reclamation program was implemented for the redevelopment of the site. As part of the reclamation program, a groundwater containment and treatment system was constructed to contain and treat impacted groundwater. The objectives of the 2016 monitoring and sampling programs were to evaluate the groundwater quality at selected areas of the historical gas plant and the performance of the containment wall and treatment corridor.

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2015 groundwater monitoring report : historical Turner Valley gas plant

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The Turner Valley gas plant site, used for many decades for petroleum production and refining, was decommissioned after 1985 and was designated as a historic site in 1995. A reclamation program... More ≫

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The Turner Valley gas plant site, used for many decades for petroleum production and refining, was decommissioned after 1985 and was designated as a historic site in 1995. A reclamation program was implemented for the redevelopment of the site. As part of the reclamation program, a groundwater containment and treatment system was constructed to contain and treat impacted groundwater. The objectives of the 2015 monitoring and sampling programs were to evaluate the groundwater quality at selected areas of the historical gas plant and the performance of the containment wall and treatment corridor.

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Soil remediation guidelines for boron : environmental and human health

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This report compiles and summarizes background information from literature as well as newer toxicological studies from Alberta to derive updated, risk-based soil remediation guidelines for boron.... More ≫

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This report compiles and summarizes background information from literature as well as newer toxicological studies from Alberta to derive updated, risk-based soil remediation guidelines for boron. Boron is relatively unique among the metals and metalloids in terms of being highly soluble in water and thus generally more mobile in soil and groundwater.

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2014 groundwater monitoring report : historical Turner Valley Gas Plant

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The Turner Valley gas plant site, used for many decades for petroleum production and refining, was decommissioned after 1985 and was designated as a historic site in 1995. A reclamation program... More ≫

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The Turner Valley gas plant site, used for many decades for petroleum production and refining, was decommissioned after 1985 and was designated as a historic site in 1995. A reclamation program was implemented for the redevelopment of the site. As part of the reclamation program, a groundwater containment and treatment system was constructed to contain and treat impacted groundwater. The objectives of the 2014 monitoring and sampling programs were to evaluate the groundwater quality at selected areas of the historical gas plant and the performance of the containment wall and treatment corridor.

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Contaminated sites management : subsoil salinity tool

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The Subsoil Salinity Tool (SST) is a software program for developing Tier 2 soil remediation guidelines for chloride-based salt contamination below the root zone.

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Summary of environmental consulting services for shallow soil excavation, Turner Valley gas plant, Turner Valley, AB

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Presents the results of excavation and analysis of shallow impacted soils within the traffic area of the future Turner Valley gas plant interpretive centre. The Turner Valley gas plant, western... More ≫

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Presents the results of excavation and analysis of shallow impacted soils within the traffic area of the future Turner Valley gas plant interpretive centre. The Turner Valley gas plant, western Canada’s first natural gas processing and refining facility and the site of Alberta’s first major oil and gas discovery, is a provincial historic resource and a national historic site.

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