Recent changes in contaminant levels in the Bow River following the installation of a containment system at the Canada cresote site

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999

OSTI ID:5922269

Sosiak, A

In 1989, a liquid mixture of various contaminants including creosote and PCP was found seeping into the Bow River adjacent to an abandoned wood preservatives plant site in Calgary. A temporary berm was built in the river around the seepage area in 1989 and permanent barriers to contaminant flow were installed in 1995 and 1996. This report evaluates changes in water quality in the river over the two years since the containment system was installed. Contaminant levels are compared before and after installation at sites downstream and upstream from the abandoned plant. Results are presented for such compounds as naphthalene, pentachlorophenol, dibenzofuran, benzo(a)pyrene, and benzo(a)anthracene.

• Research Organization: Alberta Water Sciences Branch, Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
• OSTI ID: 5922269
• Report Number(s): MIC-99-05973/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ALBERTA
CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS
CREOSOTE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
WATER POLLUTION
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
AROMATICS
CANADA
CONTAINMENT
CONTROL
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS
HYDROCARBONS
MASS TRANSFER
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
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