Development of Quality Control Monitoring Program for Long Chain Reclaim Soil Remediation Facilities

Soil contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) represents the one of the largest waste streams by mass in Alberta, where the primary method for remediating contaminated sites involves the excavation, transport, and dumping of the contaminated soil into landfill facilities. This approach leads to further complications including increased energy expenditure, emissions, and production of concentrated contaminant hot-spots. Long Chain Reclaim (LCR), a Stony Plain-based environmental services company specializing in PHC bioremediation, is keen to address the contaminated soil waste stream through the development of Soil Remediation Facilities (SRFs). SRFs will require internal analytical chemistry capabilities to monitor the bio-degradation of PHCs, which will in turn enable us to develop the necessary quality control measure and predictive models to operate the facility. This project is intended to assist LCR in the set-up, validation, and initial operation of our own analytical chemistry operations.

Faculty Supervisor:

James Harynuk

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Partner:

Long Chain Reclaim

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

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