Why is the ministry testing the soil and vegetation around the site?
The ministry is conducting a three phase sampling program of the surface of the soil (0-2cm depths) and tree foliage (leaves) at and around the Pottersburg Storage Site. The purpose of the samples is to determine the background levels of PCBs associated with the current atmospheric deposition of particles in this urban area. The sampling is done before during and after the decommissioning project to determine whether or not dust associated with the decommissioning of the Pottersburg PCB storage site has had any off-site environmental impacts. This is just one of the many monitoring and protective measures that have been put in place to ensure the safety of the community and the environment as the decommissioning project proceeds.
The ministry is conducting a three-phase sampling program of the surface of the soil (0-2cm depths) and tree foliage (leaves) at and around the Pottersburg PCB Storage Site. The purpose of the samples is to determine the background levels of PCBs associated with the current atmospheric deposition of particles in this urban area. The sampling is done before, during and after the decommissioning project to determine whether dust associated with the decommissioning of the Pottersburg PCB Storage Site has had any off-site environmental impacts. This is just one of the many monitoring and protective measures that have been put in place to ensure the safety of the community and the environment as the decommissioning project proceeds.
