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ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION IN REAL ESTATE
Note: Some slide materials borrowed from IRWA course 603C
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Presented by: Andrew Langille, M.Sc., P.Geo. Pipeline Operations Spectra Energy Gas Transmission
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Definitions
Hazardous substances are any materials that pose a threat to human health and/or the environment. A contaminated or hazardous waste site is a site at which hazardous substances occur in concentrations above background levels and where assessment indicates the site poses, or is likely to pose, an immediate or long-term hazard to human health or the environment.
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What could be issues here?
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Point Source Contamination
Point Source … a release from a small, specific and usually identifiable area
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leaking storage tanks
leaking buried pipes/transfer lines
leaking lagoons
landfill leachate seeps, leaking buried drums
spills
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Point Source Contamination 6
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Non-Point Source Contamination
Non-Point Source … a release over a wide area
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fertilizer applications
infiltration of ditch water
sewage sludge applications
particulate fallout
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Hazardous or Designated Substances
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Asbestos-containing material (ACM)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Lead-based paints
Mercury-containing equipment
Urea formaldehyde foam insulation (UFFI)
radioactive sources/radon gas
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Definitions
Geology is the science that deals with the Earth, especially as recorded in rocks.
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Hydrogeology is a branch of geology concerned with the occurrence, use and functions of surface water and ground water.
Hydrology is the science that deals with the properties, distribution and circulation of water on and below the Earth’s surface and in the atmosphere.
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Hydrology 10
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Subsurface 11
Overburden Bedrock
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Porosity 12
Pore space
Fractures
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Groundwater 13
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Groundwater Flow 14
Recharge Area Recharge Area
Discharge Area
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Permeability
Permeability is a material’s capacity to transmit water.
An aquifer is a geological unit having
a high permeability. As aquitard is a geological unit having
a low permeability.
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Organic v. Inorganic
Organic compounds are biological. Contain carbon. (Methane, butane, acetone, toluene, acetylene, ethyl alcohol)
Inorganic compounds are mineral.
(Ammonium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury)
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Contaminant Properties
Solubility Miscibility
Specific gravity Volatility
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LNAPL Light non-aqueous phase liquids
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Lighter than water Gasoline
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DNAPL Dense non-aqueous phase liquids
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Denser than water Trichloroethylene (TCE)
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Based on what we have covered, what are our potential issues here?
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Environmental Site Assessments
… an analysis of a specific parcel of real property to identify environmental risk.
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Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
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Testing Methods
Non-intrusive Intrusive
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Geophysical survey
Auger drill rig
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Testing Methods
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Hollow stem auger
Excavator
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Testing Methods 25
Drilling inside a building
Installing a monitoring well
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Testing Methods 26
Shallow test pit Soil sample from sonic rig
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Testing Methods 27
Soil samples from hollow stem auger
Sampling a monitoring well
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Environmental Site Assessments
… an analysis of a specific parcel of real property to identify environmental risk.
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Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
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Options
Contaminated site clean-up or remediation options range from
do-nothing to partial or total remediation either in-situ (on-site)
or ex-situ (off-site).
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In-situ In-situ remediation means to treat
the contamination on-site or in-place.
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Ozone and oxygen sparging Excavation and on-site storage Excavation/treatment and replace Bioremediation Groundwater soil vapor recovery Phytoremediation Encapsulation Thermal desorption
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In-situ: Vapor Extraction 31
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In-situ: Encapsulation
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In-situ: Encapsulation
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In-situ: Bioremediation
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Ex-situ
Ex-situ remediation means to remove the contamination from the site.
Excavation and off-site disposal
at a legally authorized disposal site.
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Ex-situ: Removal 36
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Ex-situ: Removal
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OBJECTIVES Now, you are able to...
Recognise situations that have the potential for site contamination
Identify common types of contamination Discuss potential implications of
contamination on the right of way and on the project
Present options to manage or remediate environmental contamination
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Questions & Discussion
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