What is the Canada-Wide Standard for Petroleum Hydrocarbons (PHC) in Soil?
PHC consist of a wide range of organic compounds found in or derived from geological sources such as oil, coal and bitumen, including a variety of raw and refined fuels and lubricants. They provide energy to heat our homes and places of work, fuel our transportation systems, power manufacturing processes and tools, and provide a source for numerous synthetic materials. However, when PHC are released to soil they cause a wide variety of problems related to their toxicity, mobility and persistence. The CWS for PHC in soil is a remediation standard that sets out the levels to which sites contaminated by PHC must be cleaned up to – if and when they are subject to remediation. The proposed standard sets out generic target levels, as well as a process for generating site-specific numbers, that are protective of both human and ecological health. The CWS is risk-based, having been founded on the most recent and comprehensive body of science. The standard provides for consistent and effective m
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