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The Environmental Technology Centre (ETC) of
Environment Canada
is directly involved in the
response to pollution emergencies
such as oil and chemical spills, the cleanup of hazardous waste
and the provision of technical research and development to support
these and other activities. The Centre has facilities and
expertise for the measurement, analysis and clean-up of
pollutants. Following are some of the ways ETC is involved
in keeping our water clean...
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On-Site Decontamination Technologies
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Cost-shared R&D; and demonstrations
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National/International
technology transfer
with Canadian companies
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Bench and mobile field-scale prototype equipment for water and
soil treatment
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In Situ Spill Countermeasures:
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Development of treatment guidelines
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Treating agent performance and effects
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Development of testing protocols and performance standards
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Effectiveness and toxicity testing
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Burning techniques
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Spill Research and Development:
The Western Office of ESD is responsible for a national program of
research,
development, and technology transfer on the behaviour and cleanup of oil on shorelines,
the evaluation of oilspill countermeasures, bioremediation, and the environmental fate,
effects and toxicity of spilled substances.
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Turning over a new 'LEAF'
The Laser Environmental Airborne Fluorosensor (LEAF) system has the
ability to detect various sources of oil in water, and our
DC-3 has been
used for remote sensing flights to test the
new detection technology on natural oil seeps over Santa Barbara,
California.
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MAP™ slides
Analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Water:
Gas-Phase Extraction using the
Microwave-Assisted Process (MAP™) for the analysis of VOCs
in water.
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Spills Technology Databases
Search the ESD Spills Technology databases for information about companies, oil properties, chemicals and instruments related to
oilspills. Also search the worldwide
tanker spills database where
accidental spills of over 1000 barrels of petroleum products were
released.
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Clean Water
