Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: physical sciences, contaminants, environmental assessment, geology, hydrology, site decommission
| Principal Investigator: | Bird, Sam P (1) |
| Licence Number: | 14957 |
| Organization: | WorleyParsons Canada |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2011
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| Issued: | Aug 12, 2011 |
| Project Team: | Brock Snider (Advisor, WorleyParsons), Patrick Arnell (Field Research, WorleyParsons) |
Objective(s): To collect suplementary soil and water samples to further delineate ares of the site affected by hydrocarbons, metals and salinity and to assess ares for possible impacts where infrastructure has been removed.
Project Description: The objective of this research project is to collect supplementary soil and water samples to further delineate areas of the site affected by hydrocarbons, metals and salinity and to assess area for possible impacts where infrastructure has been removed. Soil samples will be collected with hand tools and placed in ziplock bags to roughly measure hydrocarbons while in the field and into glass jars for soil to be shipped to a laboratory in Edmonton for chemical analysis (hydrocarbons, salts and metals). The locations of the sample collection will be determined based on where pipelines and tanks are removed from and where past assessments have shown there may be affected soil. Water samples will be collected from monitoring wells on-site using a small pump to withdraw the water. The water samples will be placed in jars and bottles and shipped to the same laboratory in Edmonton for analysis of hydrocarbons, metals, salts and other routine parameters. All of the samples will be kept cool once collected and during shipment to the laboratory. The site is on Inuvialuit Private Land and the Inviuluit Land Administration (ILA) has been involved with Imperial Oil's project planning for this site. The ILA is fully aware of the activities that will be occurring at the site and is planning on conducting site visits during the project. Local members of the community will be employed on-site as equipment operators, labourers and wildlife monitors. The main contractor on site is an Inuvialuit business. While the dominant return on this involvement is economic, there is also a transfer of knowledge and information from and to field staff during work. Many of the local employees have been involved in other environmental sampling programs and already have a significant knowledge base to build upon. Community presentations will be held to inform the community of the work that has been done, the results and future plans for the site. A poster summarizing the work done at the site may be produced as a visual aid to the presentation. ILA representatives will be touring the site as work progresses in 2011. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from August 11, 2011 to September 30, 2011.
