UNIVERSITY OF GARMIAN Subject:Acadimic

Debate
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Lecturer:Mr.sadiq
CIVIL DEPARTMENT

prepared: May 15, 2024 1

Sangin Yahea
WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL SITE
ASSESSMENT?
 “A systematic process with which an
assessor investigates if there is a risk of
potentiel or actual contamination on a
property.
 The assessor analyses the past and
current activities which have occurred at
the site in order to measure if thoses
activities have an environmental impact
on the site.
 When needed, the environmental
assessor will sample the soil, the
groundwater and other elements (such
as air, isolating material, etc.) in order to
conclude if the site and/or the building is
contaminated or not.
 The ESA consists of four steps: phase I, 2
phase II, phase III et remediation.”
PHASE I - ESA: HISTORIAL REVIEW
Goal: Detecting signs of actual or potential site pollution.

Components:
1. Study and historical review;
2. Site visit
3. Interview
4. Data analysis and report.
To determine if there is an activity at the site or around
the site that represents a risk of contamination to the
property under study.
To target the area potentially contaminated and the
different sources of contamination. 3
 PHASE I - ESA: HISTORIAL REVIEW

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 Researching the following:
 • Title deeds to establish a list of previous owners
or tenants
 • Aerial photographs
 • Request for access to information from various
 Ministries
 • Inventory of Contaminated Sites, Inventory of Soil
 and Industrial Waste Disposal Sites, and Federal
 Contaminated Site Inventory
 • Urgency-Environnement Response Registry
 • Groundwater Information System (SIH)
 • Fire insurance plans
 • Previous reports
 • Topographic, geological, hydrogeological and soil 4
 maps
PHASE I - ESA: HISTORIAL REVIEW
Site investigation and interview

The interview and site inspection are conducted with someone

familiar with the site

What is looked at:

 Specific products on site (chemical, hazardous, etc.);

 Storage on or near the site;

 Spots on the floor;

 Heating and cooling systems, current or former;

 Drains and sumps;

 The nature of activities on the site as well as neighboring sites;

The presence of backfill and the topography of the site and

surrounding area;
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 Any other element that might indicate the presence of potential or

actual contamination.
SOME INDICATORS DURING THE VISIT...

 Spots on the
floor;
 No concrete
slab;
 Vent and filling

pipes;
 Two holes on the

wall;
 Backfill;

 Etc. 6
PHASE I - ESA: HISTORICAL REVIEW
Data analysis and report
The Canadian Standard Association (CSA) recommends the
following sections in the report
table of content

- Introduction
- Description of the
site - File review
- Site
visit - Interview
- Results
- Assessment of the
results - Conclusion

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PHASE II - ESA: PRELIMINARY
CARACTERIZATION

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(Initial testing program)
Goal: Determine the presence and degree of contaminatio
in the environment; follows the ESA—Phase I

Components:
1. Planning the sampling program;
2. Field work;
3. Analyzing samples;
4. Data interpretation and reporting.

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 Planning the sampling program

 Developing a sampling program

 Determining which parameters to analyze
 Choosing sampling and quality assurance techniques.

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 Field work

 Locating potential underground infrastructures

 Sampling and identification according to recommended
methodology
 Cleaning of the instruments
 Recording notes and taking photos

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 Analyzing samples

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 Choosing an accredited laboratory;
 Sending the chosen samples.

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 Data interpretation and reporting

 Assessing the results

 Reporting
 Conclusions

Three potential conclusions:

 No contamination found

 Complementary Phase III recommended

 Remediation-Risk Management

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 PHASE III- ESA
(Detailed testing program)

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Goal: Obtaining more information in order to complete
information missing in phase II
The study enables to better define the nature, extent and
specific location of the contamination in order to establish
the potential cost of remediation/Risk Management.
Components: Similar to a phase II — ESA
1. Planning the sampling program;
2. Field work;
3. Analyzing samples;
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4. Data interpretation and reporting.
 Remediation

Remediation or risk management

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Goal: Reducing the risks related to contamination Respecting the
applicable regulations and recommendations.

Remediating, confining and/or stabilizing the contamination.

Components:
1 Defining the goals of the remediation;
2 Selecting a technique;
3 Obtaining authorization if required;
4 Remediation, follow-up and reporting.
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REMEDIATION

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 DIFFERENT METHODS OF TREATMENT
 Chemical/Physical: Represents the most diverse group of
remediation technologies, includes soil vapor extraction,
solidification/stabilization, oxidation, soil flushing, and electro
kinetic separation.

 Thermal: Thermal treatment generally involves the destruction

or removal of contaminants through exposure to high
temperature in treatment cells, combustion chambers or other
means used to contain the contaminated media during the
remediation process

 Biological: Bioremediation uses microorganisms to degrade

organic contaminants in soil, groundwater, sludge, and solids.
The microorganisms break down contaminants by using them as
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 RISK MANAGEMENT
An Alternative

Goal: Removing exposure to

contamination!

What are the receptors (human, wildlife

etc.)? Will they be impacted? Toxicological
and Eco toxicological study.

When: -Prohibitive remediation costs -

Special exposure conditions -Technical
constraints to site remediation
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