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CONTAMINATED LAND [7 records]

Record 1 2007-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Occupational Health and Safety
DEF

A person that removes contamination from an area, a site, etc.

OBS

Decontaminates radioactive materials and equipment, using chemical solutions, and sandblasting machine : Reads contamination level, using radiation meter, and sorts contaminated items by size and radiation level, following specifications.... Places smaller objects in sandblasting machine, using manipulators or protective gloves, and starts machine to remove greater proportion of contamination and reduce immersion time. Places hot(radioactive) waste, such as sweepings and broken sample bottles, into disposal containers to be processed for land or sea burial. Cleans objects having radiation count under specified amount, using cloth, soap, solvents, wire brush, and buffing wheel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
DEF

Personne chargée de décontaminer des sites, des objets et des personnes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environment
DEF

[The returning of] a degraded ecosystem or population to an undegraded condition, which may be different from its original condition.

CONT

The ongoing modernization of the industrial structure in Quebec results in the decommissioning of many old industrial sites. Some of these sites, formerly located on the outskirts of cities, are now prime residential, commercial of light industry lots as cities have grown around them. Aware that some industries may have contaminated soil and groundwater while producing or utilizing hazardous substances, the Ministry has established the Contaminated Sites Rehabilitation Policy. This Policy favors the redevelopment of such land while avoiding contamination-related hazards by providing guidelines for the necessary assessment and rehabilitation.

OBS

Not to be confused with "restoration", which means "To return a degraded ecosystem or population to its original condition".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Environnement
DEF

Restauration d'un milieu dégradé, par exemple d'un lac menacé d'eutrophisation.

DEF

Le fait de rendre un écosystème ou une population dégradée à un état non dégradé, qui peut être distinct de son état d'origine.

CONT

[...] le Ministère a instauré la politique de réhabilitation des sols contaminés, qui favorise leur réutilisation et écarte les dangers associés à la contamination au moyen de lignes directrices sur l'évaluation et la réhabilitation de ces terrains.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «restauration», qui signifie «Le fait de rendre un écosystème dégradé ou une population dégradée à son état d'origine».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medio ambiente
DEF

Restauración de un medio degradado.

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Record 3 2001-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

Separation technology for a given site depends on the following :-Volume of contaminated sediment;-Sediment composition... ;-Nature of contamination; Type of dredge used; Site environment, including land area available.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Les technologies de séparation des particules à considérer pour un site donné doivent tenir compte des caractéristiques suivantes : -le volume de sédiments contaminés; -la composition des sédiments [...]; -la nature de la contamination; -le type de drague utilisé; -l'environnement du site, incluant les superficies de terrain disponibles à proximité.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Management
CONT

The purchaser or lessee may wish to proceed with the acquisition if the contaminated land is to continue to have a similar land use, and if existing contamination has not migrated, is predicted not to migrate and is not a threat to human health or to the natural environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion environnementale
CONT

Si le terrain contaminé conserve sa vocation et si la contamination actuelle se révèle ne pas se déplacer ou semble ne pas devoir se déplacer et ne menace ni la santé humaine ni le milieu naturel, le futur acheteur ou locataire peut vouloir persévérer dans son intention.

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
  • Environmental Law
  • Anti-pollution Measures
OBS

The ongoing modernization of the industrial structure in Quebec results in the decommissioning of many old industrial sites. Some of these sites, formerly located on the outskirts of cities, are now prime residential, commercial of light industry lots as cities have grown around them. Aware that some industries may have contaminated soil and groundwater while producing or utilizing hazardous substances, the Ministry has established the Contaminated Sites Rehabilitation Policy. This Policy favors the redevelopment of such land while avoiding contamination-related hazards by providing guidelines for the necessary assessment and rehabilitation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
  • Droit environnemental
  • Mesures antipollution

Spanish

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Record 6 1992-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
CONT

The ongoing modernization of the industrial structure in Quebec results in the decommissioning of many old industrial sites. Some of these sites, formerly located on the outskirts of cities, are now prime residential, commercial of light industry lots as cities have grown around them. Aware that some industries may have contaminated soil and groundwater while producing or utilizing hazardous substances, the Ministry has established the Contaminated Sites Rehabilitation Policy. This Policy favors the redevelopment of such land while avoiding contamination-related hazards by providing guidelines for the necessary assessment and rehabilitation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution

Spanish

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Record 7 1992-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

All liquids, sludges, and other contaminated material containing high concentrations of PCB will be destroyed by high-temperature incineration in leased transportable facilities operated on federal land.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets

Spanish

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