Federal contaminated sites: publications
About the program and approach:
Guidance on assessing human health risks associated with contaminated sites:
- Federal Contaminated Sites Risk Assessment in Canada Part I: Guidance on Human Health Preliminary Quantitative Risk Assessment (PQRA)
- Federal Contaminated Sites Risk Assessment in Canada Part II: Health Canada Toxicological Reference Values (TRVS)
- Federal Contaminated Sites Risk Assessment in Canada Part III: Guidance on Peer Review of Human Health Risk Assessments for Federal Contaminated Sites in Canada
Guidance on assessing ecological risks associated with contaminated sites:
- Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance (Accessible PDF: 3.0MB)
- Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance Module 1: Toxicity Test Selection and Interpretation (Accessible PDF: 1.75 MB)
- Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance Module 2: Selection or Development of Site-specific Toxicity Reference Values (Accessible PDF: 1.25 MB)
- Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance Module 3: Standardization of Wildlife Receptor Characteristics (Accessible PDF: 1.5 MB)
- Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance Module 4: Causality Assessment (Accessible PDF: 1.15 MB)
- Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP): Statements of Work for Ecological Risk Assessments at Federal Sites (Accessible PDF: 985 KB)
Program related guidance for addressing contaminated sites:
- Decision Making Framework (DMF)
- Executive Summary of the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) Long-term Monitoring Planning Guidance
- National Classification System for Contaminated Sites
- Supplemental Guidance for the Scoring of Sites Using the National Classification System for Contaminated Sites (NCSCS) and Aquatic Sites Classification System (ASCS) under the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (Accessible PDF: 850 KB)
- Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP): Guidance for Site Closure Tool for Federal Contaminated Sites (PDF Version - 4 MB)
- Framework for Addressing and Managing Aquatic Contaminated Sites under the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP)
- Addressing Psychosocial Factors through Capacity Building: A Guide for Managers of Contaminated Sites
Other technical guidance for addressing contaminated sites:
- Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP): Federal Guidelines for Landfarming Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils (Accessible PDF: 905 KB)
FCSAP Advisory Bulletin (FAB):
- FCSAP Advisory Bulletin (FAB): Can Provincial/Territorial Guidelines be applied in lieu of existing Federal Guidelines? (PDF Version - 470 KB)
- FCSAP Advisory Bulletin (FAB): How clean does a contaminated site need to be to achieve acceptable protection of ecological receptors for subsequent site closure?
- FCSAP Advisory Bulletin (FAB): What if a contaminated site with unacceptable ecological risk cannot be remediated or risk managed?
- FCSAP Advisory Bulletin (FAB): Radionuclides in Groundwater
- FCSAP Advisory Bulletin (FAB): How do you address emerging or known contaminants for which no guideline currently exists?
- FCSAP Advisory Bulletin (FAB): How, when and why do I decommission a groundwater monitoring well?
Annual reports:
- Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) Annual Report (2014-2015) (PDF Version - 1 MB)
- Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) Annual Report (2013-2014) (PDF Version - 2.71 MB)
- Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP) Annual Report (2012-2013) (PDF Version - 1.25 MB)
- Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan: 2011-2012 Annual Report (PDF Version - 1.48 MB)
- Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP): Report for Canada's Economic Action Plan Years 2009-2011 (PDF Version - 5.00 MB)
- Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan Annual Report 2008-2009
- Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan Annual Report 2007-2008(PDF; 569KB)
Other related reports:
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