Pine Point Railbed Remediation Project In 1996, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada deemed the closure and remediation of the railbed to be complete However, there has been public concern about potential contamination of the railbed INAC continues to monitor the site, including determining whether it is a risk to human health and the environment
AQHI - Map - Alberta. ca Environment and Protected Areas is piloting the use of air quality sensors to compliment Alberta's air quality monitoring network Data from air quality sensors are being used to report the AQHI alongside traditional permanent or portable monitoring station data, offering a broader view of Alberta's air quality
Environmental Contaminants - Rails to Trails Conservancy Before and after acquisition, you should be aware of the following potential contaminants: Conduct due diligence and inventory potential hazards along the corridor This could include a Phase I and Phase II environmental assessment Analyze the potential adverse health effects caused by found substances
Public Health Inspection Reports | Alberta Health Services Public health inspectors operate under the Alberta Public Health Act to ensure compliance with the province's legislation For each facility inspection posted on this website, there is a list of unsafe practices, known as violations, noted by the public health inspector during the inspection
Nostalgia History gt; Arsenic and Old Railyards - Trainorders. com "The most commonly reported contamination along rail lines includes metals, pesticides (such as lead arsenate), and constituents of oil or fuel (petroleum products) These chemicals have been associated with normal railroad operations and are likely to be found anywhere along the line
Railroad Easements and Sidings - Federated Environmental Railroad easements and sidings are avenues for other contaminations to occur The locomotives and cars they are pulling can leak oil and whatever substances they may be carrying In addition the wood rails themselves contain creosote which can be harmful to the environment
Solutions for contamination of rail tracks by different types of debris Contamination of rail tracks and circuits causes serious damage to equipment (flat spots on wheels), delays and problems to rail traffic This has significant impact on maintenance and operational costs of both infrastructure and rolling stock
Railway transportation as a serious source of organic and inorganic . . . It was found that all the investigated areas were strongly contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) The PAH contamination of the soil was the highest in the railway siding and in the platform area (59,508 and 49,670 μg kg −1, respectively)