Federal approach to contaminated sites: guidance tools
Numerous guidance documents and scientific tools focusing on the management of contaminated sites have been developed for the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME), Environment Canada and Health Canada. The Federal Approach was developed not to replace these tools, but rather to build upon and provide guidance in their implementation and effective use. The Federal Approach serves as an overview document, linking the use of these tools and documents within the context of the federal contaminated site management process. A summary of the various scientific tools and documents and their application to the Federal Approach is presented below.
| Guidance Document | Steps for Addressing Contaminated Sites | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Environmental Quality Guidelines, CCME, 1999. | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Procedures for Conducting Human Health Risk Assessments at Contaminated Sites in Canada, Health Canada, 1998. | X | X | X | |||||||
| A Framework for Ecological Risk Assessment: Technical Appendices, CCME, 1997. | X | X | X | |||||||
| Guidance Document on the Management of Contaminated Sites in Canada, CCME, 1997. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| A Risk Management Framework for Contaminated Sites, A Discussion Paper, First Draft, Environment Canada, 1997. | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Recommended Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines, CCME, 1997. | X | X | X | |||||||
| A Framework for Ecological Risk Assessment: General Guidance, CCME, 1996. | X | X | X | |||||||
| A Protocol for the Derivation of Environmental and Human Health Soil Quality Guidelines, CCME, 1996. | X | X | ||||||||
| Guidance Manual for Developing Site-Specific Soil Quality Remediation Objectives for Contaminated Sites in Canada, CCME, 1996. | X | X | X | |||||||
| Protocol for the Derivation of Canadian Sediment Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life, CCME, 1995. | X | X | X | |||||||
| Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment, CSA Z768, Canadian Standards Association, 1994. | X | |||||||||
| Subsurface Assessment Handbook for Contaminated Sites, CCME, 1994. | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Guidance Manual on Sampling, Analysis, and Data Management for Contaminated Sites - Volume I: Main Report, CCME, 1993. | X | X | X | |||||||
| Guidance Manual on Sampling, Analysis, and Data Management for Contaminated Sites - Volume II: Analytical Method Summaries, CCME, 1993. | X | X | ||||||||
| Remediation Technologies Screening Matrix, U.S. EPA, 1993. | X | X | X | |||||||
| National Classification System for Contaminated Sites, CCME, 1992. | X | X | ||||||||
| National Guidelines for Decommissioning Industrial Sites, CCME, 1991. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Interim Canadian Environmental Quality Criteria for Contaminated Sites, CCME EPC-CS34, 1991. | X | X | X | |||||||
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