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CONTAMINATED SOIL [2 records]

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Record 1 2007-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Pollution
  • Waste Management
DEF

[A soil] containing one or more contaminants from an unintentional or intentional spilling.

CONT

... contaminated soil ... is soil that has been affected by spills of substances such as hydrocarbons (oil, fuel, etc.), chemical products or heavy metals during the course of industrial, ... commercial [or any other type of] activity. Those contaminants may be liquid or solid.

CONT

Contaminated soil as evidenced by discoloration, odors, differences in soil properties, abandoned underground tanks or pipes, or buried debris.

CONT

... define what a contaminated soil is. It was decided on a risk based definition, however not only based on human health risks but also environmental risk; eco-toxicology.

OBS

Definitions of contaminated soil vary from one country to the other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution du sol
  • Gestion des déchets
DEF

[...] sol dans lequel on trouve [une ou plusieurs] substances telles que des hydrocarbures (huile, essence, etc.), des produits chimiques ou des métaux lourds, à la suite d'activités industrielles, commerciales [ou autres].

CONT

La phytoremédiation [...] est une technique beaucoup plus économique que les méthodes conventionnelles de restauration des sols contaminés, qui nécessitent le creusage de la zone contaminée, le transport de la terre vers un autre site pour le traitement chimique et l'incinération ou l'enfouissement.

OBS

Les définitions de «sol contaminé» varient d'un pays à l'autre.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2004-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Pollution
  • Radioactive Contamination
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

In response to questions from the Panel, staff described the process currently implemented by the LLRWMO [Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office] to identify, gather and transport contaminated soils to various consolidation sites in the area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution du sol
  • Pollution par radioactivité
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

En réponse aux questions de la Formation, le personnel décrit le processus mis en place par le BGDRFI [Bureau de gestion des déchets radioactifs de faible activité] afin de déterminer et de rassembler les sols contaminés, ainsi que de les transporter vers divers sites de stabilisation de la région.

Spanish

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