ES12A:
Advancements in Environmental Site Assessment and Characterization I

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Session ID#: 6678

Session Description:
Advances in environmental site characterization and assessment have led to the development of better site conceptual models which in turn has allowed for more focused and effective remediation of contamination within soil, groundwater and soil vapour. These advances include the specialization of academic programs, the development of remote- and direct-sensing tools along with more robust numerical models to aid in the understanding of the fate and transport of contaminants in the subsurface.  These advances coupled with recent changes in legislation have impacted environmental impact assessments for brownfield redevelopment, resource exploration, advanced oil and mineral exploration, and project development.  Most recently the federal government has revised the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA, 2012) to focus on major project and projects likely to cause adverse effects including those involving oil sands , offshore oil and gas drilling, development and production; and large mining projects.
OSPA Liaison:  Judith Gay Patterson, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Chairs:  Rick McGregor, InSitu Remediation Services Ltd. (IRSL), St. George, ON, Canada and Judith Gay Patterson, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Primary Convener:  Rick McGregor, InSitu Remediation Services Ltd. (IRSL), St. George, ON, Canada
Conveners:  Judith Gay Patterson1, Nicholas Valleau2 and Elizabeth Baranyi2, (1)Concordia University, Montreal, Canada(2)Geosoft Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
Index Terms:

0825 Teaching methods [EDUCATION]
1829 Groundwater hydrology [HYDROLOGY]
1831 Groundwater quality [HYDROLOGY]
1832 Groundwater transport [HYDROLOGY]
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • SE - Solid Earth

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

ES12A-01
Characterization of Arsenic Species in Lake Sediments Surrounding Giant Mine, NWT. (33854)
Martin Didier Van Den Berghe, Queen's University, Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Kingston, ON, Canada, Heather Jamieson, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada and Mike Palmer, Government of the Northwest Territories, Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program, Yellowknife, NT, Canada
ES12A-02
The Role of Mineralogical Research in Mine Site Characterization (35597)
Jeanne B. Percival1, Alexandre J. Desbarats1, Katherine E. Venance1 and Michael Parsons2, (1)Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, (2)Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Department, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
ES14A-0124
Potential in using Field Portable Near Infrared Spectrometer for screening of sites contaminated with complexed iron-cyanides (33071)
Magdalena Sut1, Frank Repmann2, Thomas Fischer3 and Thomas A Raab1, (1)Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg, Chair of Geopedology and Landscape Development, Cottbus, Germany, (2)Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg, Chair of Soil Protection and Recultivation, Cottbus, Germany, (3)Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg, The Central Analytical Laboratory, Cottbus, Germany
ES12A-04
A Case Study using Stable and Radiocarbon Isotope Analysis as a Tool to Assess Biodegradation of Hydrocarbon Contaminants in Permafrost, Old Crow, Yukon (36824)
Fiona D'Arcy, McGill University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Montreal, QC, Canada, Bronwyn E Benkert, Yukon College, Yukon Research Centre, Whitehorse, YT, Canada, Liz Van Warmerdam, CH2M Hill, Vancouver, BC, Canada and Ian Douglas Clark, University of Ottawa, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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