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DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGY [2 records]

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Record 1 2007-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Soil Pollution
CONT

According to the frequency of applications and popularity, the most popular soil decontamination technologies, in decreasing order, are: excavation, in-situ subsurface volatilization and ventilation/aeration, bioremediation, thermal destruction or incineration, soil vapor stripping or soil vacuum extraction, soil washing or soil scrubbing, stabilization and solidification, natural attenuation, and chemical treatment (pH adjustment).

CONT

Elimination of environmental pollution by a unique soil decontamination technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Pollution du sol
CONT

Comme toute technologie de décontamination des sols, la phytoremédiation comporte certaines limites avec lesquelles il faut composer.

CONT

Outre l'objectif de réduire l'importation de sols fortement contaminés à des fins d'enfouissement, le Règlement sur l'enfouissement de sols contaminés vise également à établir un cadre réglementaire pour les lieux d'enfouissement, à encourager la recherche, le développement et la démonstration de technologies de décontamination des sols, à favoriser l'établissement et l'utilisation de technologies de décontamination, et à créer un contexte incitatif à la valorisation des sols.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
CONT

Federal and provincial Ministers of the Environment ... agreed to a $250 million program ... to clean up high-risk "orphan" contaminated sites. This program will provide $200 million for cleanup activities and $50 million for decontamination technology development and demonstration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution

Spanish

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