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Turner valley - gas plant : removal of underground storage tanks and remediation of mercury contamination, construction summary report

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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 contract was designed to address three issues identified on the gas plant land: interior mercury vapors, exterior mercury concentrations in soil, and risks to health and the environment by aging underground storage tanks present throughout the site.

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Turner Valley gas plant historic site : tour path mercury investigation, Turner Valley, Alberta

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Presents the results of a project to delineate and excavate soil impacted with high mercury concentrations. The Turner Valley gas plant, western Canada’s first natural gas processing and refining... More ≫

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Presents the results of a project to delineate and excavate soil impacted with high mercury concentrations. 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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