A highly concentrated foaming liquid containing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) was accidentally released into an ephemeral creek after entering a stormwater drain. Our client received in succession a clean-up …
Investigating Influences on Air Pollution to Improve Air Quality in Canterbury
Air quality in the Canterbury region of New Zealand has been of concern for many years. Environment Canterbury (ECan) works within local government in New Zealand to provide environmental management …
Ottawa’s Union Station: Historic Train Station with Its Own Kind Of “Baggage”
In the capital of a country founded on the dream of a transcontinental railway, Ottawa’s Union Station has always glittered. The soaring Beaux-Arts building, opened in 1912, dominates Confederation Square …
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Mine Closure Guidelines
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific, has published the “Mine Closure Checklist for Governments”. This document, …
Applying a Passive Soil Vapour Monitoring Program to Investigate TCE
Trichloroethene (TCE) sinks in water and was widely used historically as an industrial solvent and metal degreaser. Concerns about its carcinogenicity, toxicity, and effects on the environment have led to …
Working Towards a Sustainable Water Management Solution Through Managed Aquifer Recharge
New Zealand’s Poverty Bay Flat/Tūranganui-ā-Kiwa in the Gisborne district is home to a thriving horticulture industry which relies heavily on irrigation water sourced from aquifers and surface water. Concerns about …
Managing Regulatory and Environmental Complexities to Extend a Quarry’s Viability
Atlas’s Brynderwyn Quarry in Auckland, New Zealand has been producing aggregate for construction for 60 years. Due to capacity constraints, Golder was engaged by Atlas to support the process of …
Hudbay Minerals Paste Backfill Plant for Lalor
This profile originally appeared in the September 2020 issue of International Mining. To improve on filling rate and to produce a consistent, high quality backfill, Hudbay Minerals looked to install …
Helping Protect the Public and Environment from PFAS Impacts on a Military Base
Previous uses of property can have impacts that spread to receptors located some distance away, calling for careful analysis of those potential effects before acting. This was the case with …
Investigating and Remediating Legacy Contamination at a Chemical Manufacturing Site
The Orica site on Kooragang Island in New South Wales manufactures ammonia and nitric acid which are then used to produce ammonium nitrate for the mining sector. Golder was engaged …
