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Under new legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario for managing Excess Soil, Ontario Regulation 406/19, the final step of the soil’s journey involves verifying that each load of soil went to the right place. This involves tracking each... -
Combining the environmental, health and safety (EHS) risks and cultures of two organisations following a merger can seem daunting. When you are also dealing with the regular day-to-day requirements of running your business, the challenge could even feel overwhelming....
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Choosing the right management system for environment, health and safety (EHS) is an important decision with implications for the safety of your employees and the environment, for compliance with regulations, and for your budget. The options are evolving so fast...
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One of the biggest game-changers Ontario Regulation 406/19 will bring to Ontario’s construction and redevelopment industry is a new requirement for detailed environmental characterization, coupled with prescribed documentation, before Excess Soil can be moved from the generating site (i.e.,...
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Challenges in urban land development include a high shoring cost for deep excavations. Now, more than 40 years since its inception, the standard of practice in shoring design is still quite conservative, particularly for excavations into competent glacial soils....
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In Canada, the province of Ontario has passed new regulations on the management of Excess Soil – essentially soil excavated from construction sites.
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Salinity is a growing problem for the oil and gas industry, particularly at Natural Gas Liquid (NGL) storage facilities and oilfields sites. Traditional remediation techniques designed to meet regulatory requirements can be challenging and, in many cases, are neither...
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Stormwater management ponds (SWM ponds) capture runoff and accumulate sediment over time. Appropriate management, and disposal, of SWM pond sediments removed during cleaning or decommissioning requires an understanding of the environmental quality of those sediments. Ontario Regulation 406/19 and...
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Almost a century ago, Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, which was embraced as a veritable miracle, saving countless lives. Nowadays, however, antibiotics are often misused or overused, and antibiotic-related pharmaceutical pollution is threatening ecosystems and human health around the...
