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HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES [9 records]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Water Pollution
DEF

A permeable in-ground wall that absorbs, reacts with, or degrades contaminants in the groundwater migrating through it.

CONT

Treatment walls are structures installed underground to treat contaminated ground water found at hazardous waste sites. Treatment walls... are put in place by constructing a giant trench across the flow path of contaminated ground water and filling it with one of a variety of materials(reactive fillings) carefully selected for the ability to clean up specific types of contaminants. As the contaminated ground water passes through the treatment wall, the contaminants are either trapped by the treatment wall or transformed into harmless substances that flow out of the wall.

OBS

GE [(General Electric Company)] has a cross-agreement with EnviroMetal Technologies Inc. to implement permeable treatment walls at GE sites. GE Corporate Research and Development has an on-going program to further develop this process.

OBS

reactive barrier: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Paroi perméable enterrée qui absorbe ou dégrade [...] les contaminants des eaux souterraines migrant dans le sol [ou qui réagit avec ces derniers].

CONT

L'Institut de recherche sur les nappes d'eau souterraines a développé un système d'ingénierie pour le traitement passif de la contamination au nitrate provenant d'effluent de système septique. Le traitement s'effectue à la sous-surface à l'intérieur d'une couche réactive de média poreux ou d'un mur qui intercepte l'effluent. La couche réactive est augmentée avec une source de charbon organique sous phase solide qui active la biodégradation du nitrate par dénitrification [...] La barrière réactive peut être installée sous le champ du système septique comme couche horizontale qui empêche le nitrate d'atteindre la table d'eau ou elle peut être installée comme mur vertical pour traiter les descentes existantes de nitrate dans les aquasphères circulant à l'horizontal.

OBS

barrière réactive : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
OBS

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating land fill sites, incinerators, or other treatment or disposal facilities for non-hazardous or hazardous waste. Establishments that integrate the collection, treatment and disposal of waste are also included.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
OBS

Cette classe canadienne comprend les établissements dont l'activité principale est l'exploitation de sites de décharge, d'incinérateurs et d'autres installations de traitement ou d'élimination de déchets non dangereux ou dangereux. Sont inclus les établissements qui intègrent les activités de collecte, de traitement et d'élimination des déchets.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Environmental Law
DEF

Sites on which toxic substances are stored or disposed of.

OBS

"toxic substances" are as defined in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, R.S. 1985, c. 16, s. 11.

OBS

hazardous waste site: term usually used in the plural in this agreement.

OBS

hazardous waste sites : term and observation taken from the Comprehensive Dene/Metis Land Claim Agreement.

Key term(s)
  • hazardous waste site

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Droit environnemental
DEF

Endroits où sont entreposées ou éliminées des substances toxiques.

OBS

Les «substances toxiques» s'entendent au sens de l'article 11 de la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement, L.R.C. (1985), ch. 16.

OBS

dépôt de déchets dangereux : terme utilisé habituellement au pluriel dans la présente entente.

OBS

dépôts de déchets dangereux : terme et observation relevés dans l'Entente territoriale globale - Dénés et métis du Sahtu.

Key term(s)
  • dépôt de déchets dangereux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Derecho ambiental
DEF

Vertedero donde se depositan materiales tóxicos.

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Record 4 2008-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Radiation Protection
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Occupational Health and Safety
CONT

In this study, breath analysis was used to evaluate worker exposure to volatile chemicals at hazardous waste sites. Pre-and post-shift alveolar breath samples were collected in Tedlar gas sampling bags, using the Apnea Technique. Full-shift, breathing-zone samples were collected on charcoal tubes with low-flow pumps and a passive dosimeter.

Key term(s)
  • passive dosemeter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Radioprotection
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
DEF

Type de dosimètre qui enregistre les événements et les garde en mémoire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos científicos
  • Protección contra la radiación
  • Física radiológica (Teoría y aplicación)
  • Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
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Record 5 2001-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Stationary Airport Facilities
CONT

Basic system operation and performance allow for the processing of contaminated JP-5 fuel that consists of any combination of particulates, water, and aviation fuel. Contaminated fuel is loaded into the process tank via a defueler truck used to collect the segregated JP-5 from squadron hazardous waste storage sites. The fuel is circulated at 15 gpm through the system until it is determined to be visually clean via a sampling port. A gravity drain valve allows for the discharge of wastewater stripped from the fuel during circulation. Depending on the level of particulate contamination, the fuel may be considered clean(less than 2mg/1 particulates, less than 5ppm free water) after one pass through the system or several. A sample of the fuel is then sent to the laboratory for further testing, especially with respect to the flash point. The system can only remove water and particulates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Installations fixes d'aéroport

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

Managing Sites Contaminated by Hazardous Substances in Quebec.... The first program(GERLED) addresses hazardous waste disposal sites(active or inactive) for which an inventory was made in 1983-84.... Since the management of many of these landfills is now considered inadequate and has resulted over the years in the contamination of surrounding soils and groundwater, the Minister is urging owners to conduct hazard assessments and to implement restoration measures to diminish or eliminate threats to human health and to the environment.

OBS

See also "risk" and "hazard" in TERMIUM.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
OBS

Dans la source RESIL (revue «Resilog»), l'expression «hazard assessment» a été rendue par «caractérisation des déchets». Ce n'est pas l'équivalent du terme anglais mais cela constitue une solution de traduction acceptable, puisque c'est ainsi que s'effectue l'évaluation des risques dans ce cas précis.

OBS

[...] le Ministère incite les propriétaires à procéder à la caractérisation des déchets et à la restauration des décharges pour réduire ou éliminer leur impact sur la santé et l'environnement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
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Record 7 1992-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

Managing Sites Contaminated by Hazardous Substances in Quebec.... The first program(GERLED) addresses hazardous waste disposal sites(active or inactive) for which an inventory was made in 1983-84..... Since the management of many of these landfills is now considered inadequate and has resulted over the years in the contamination of surrounding soils and groundwater, the Minister is urging owners to conduct hazard assessments and to implement restoration measures to diminish or eliminate threats to human health and to the environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets

Spanish

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Record 8 1992-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

Managing Sites Contaminated by Hazardous Substances in Quebec.... The first program(GERLED) addresses hazardous waste disposal sites(active or inactive) for which an inventory was made in 1983-84..... Since the management of many of these landfills is now considered inadequate and has resulted over the years in the contamination of surrounding soils and groundwater, the Minister is urging owners to conduct hazard assessments and to implement restoration measures to diminish or eliminate threats to human health and to the environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets

Spanish

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Record 9 1990-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Ecology (General)
OBS

of hazardous waste disposal sites.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Écologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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