It took several days to determine the source of an oil spill that contaminated the Gorge Creek in the Township of Esquimalt in British Columbia. It was confirmed by officials that the cause of the spill was a leaking residential heating-oil tank. Oil from the tank entered both the subsurface and the stormwater system and […]
Written by Steven Pike, Argon Electronics Radiological surveying is an integral task in maintaining safety wherever quantities of ionizing radiation are in use, or where they are suspected to be present. Whether it is in the context of a military operation, emergency first response or an industrial setting, radiation safety personnel need to be equipped with the […]
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and its consulting affiliate, The Acta Group (Acta®), recently released their Forecast for U.S. Federal and International Chemical Regulatory Policy 2020. In this detailed and comprehensive document, the legal, scientific, and regulatory professionals of B&C and Acta distill key trends in U.S. and global chemical law and policy, and provide […]
In the fall of 2019, a group of researchers from CDM Smith, the U.S. Army Core of Engineers, TRS Group, and the U.S. EPA presented a paper on the implementation and performance of thermally-enhanced bioremdiation for targeted dense non-aqueous phase liquid (NDAPL) source treatment at the Northwest Remediation Conference in Tacoma, Washington. In the paper, […]
Written by Stan Berger, Fogler Rubinoff LLP On January 9, 2020, the British Columbia Supreme Court in Walton v. Warren 2020 BCSC 19 found in favour of the Purchaser when an undiscovered underground storage tank required removal and site remediation following closing. This ruling was given despite the Purchaser having signed off on an inspection […]
As reported by the Associated Press, A California-based water company recently pleaded guilty to illegally storing and transporting hazardous waste and agreed to a $5 million fine. The company produces Crystal Geyser bottled water. The hazardous waste was generated at the company from the sand filters used to remove arsenic out the spring water at the CG Roxane […]
TOXMAP® is no longer. Launched an run by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) fifteen years ago, the website closed down in December. ToxMap was a Geographic Information System (GIS) that usedmaps of the United States and Canada to help users visually explore data primarily from the U.S. EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) […]
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) recently updated a set of analytical workbooks known as “SEFA” (Spreadsheets for Environmental Footprint Analysis) to help decision-makers analyze the environmental footprint of a site cleanup project, determine which cleanup activities drive the footprint, and adjust project parameters to reduce the footprint. Information to be input by […]
Written by Donna Shier, Partner and Certified Environmental Law Specialist by the Law Society of Ontario, with the assistance of Lauren Wortsman, Student-at-Law, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP Corporate directors and officers are presumed to have management and control of a corporation. As such, directors and officers may be named in Orders issued by the Ontario […]
Written by Steve Pike, Argon Electronics When the pressure is on to make quick decisions in emergency response situations, the value of practical personal experience is something that can never be underestimated. But while the “human factor” remains an inestimable force, it is also essential that first responders have access to the appropriate technological support […]
Forecast for U.S. Federal and International Chemical Regulatory Policy 2020January 28, 2020 - 4:00 pm
Newest Guidance on Implementing Advanced Site Characterization ToolsJanuary 13, 2020 - 10:17 am
Supreme Court of Canada finds two forest-product companies must pay for remedial workDecember 12, 2019 - 6:16 am
Ontario to promulgate Excess Soil RegulationsDecember 5, 2019 - 10:44 am
Urgent Canadian Action is needed on PFAS — the Forever ChemicalsDecember 2, 2019 - 8:20 am