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A look at the type of chemicals and pollution found at contaminated sites
OTTAWA – The Parliamentary Budget Office has released a new report on the cost to clean up federal contaminated sites. Here’s a look at the type and number of contaminants that have been found in surface and ground water, sediment, soil and the air:
Metal, metalloid, and organometallic: 7,858
PHCs (petroleum hydrocarbons): 6,726
PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon): 5,253
Petroleum hydrocarbons and PAH’s: 1,799
BTEXs (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xzylene): 866
Other: 762
Other organics: 520
Other Physical/Chemical (pH, temperature, dissolved solids, turbidity, etc.): 415
PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyl) and PCDD/Fs (polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin/dibenzofuran): 401
Other inorganics: 328
Toxic organics: 169
Nuisance substances: 167
Pesticides: 116
Energetics: 89
Halogenated Hydrocarbon: 76
Oxygen depleting substances: 55
Micro-organism: 45
Isotopes: 30
Biological/chemical warfare agents: 9
Source: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/fcsi-rscf/home-accueil-eng.aspx
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