Part III:
Guidance on Peer Review of Human Health Risk Assessments for Federal Contaminated Sites in Canada
Table 1 Contaminants Commonly Associated with Various Industrial Operations
| INDUSTRIAL OPERATION |
POTENTIAL CONTAMINANTS |
| Agricultural operations |
Pesticides, metals (as components of pesticides) |
| Battery recycling, disposal |
Metals, pH changes |
| Coal gasification |
PAHs, PHCs |
| Dry cleaning |
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and degradation products (trichloroethylene, 1,1-dichloroethylene, cis- and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, vinyl chloride) |
| Electrical equipment/transformers |
PCBs, PHCs (mineral oils) |
| Electroplating |
Metals, pH changes |
| Machine shops, metal fabrication |
Metals, VOCs, degreasing solvents (trichloroethylene =TCE) and degradation products (1,1-dichloroethylene, cis- and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, vinyl chloride) |
| Mining, smelting, ore processing |
Metals, pH changes |
| Petroleum production, distribution,processing, storage |
PHCs, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene,xylenes(BTEX), PAHs, lead, methyl tert butyl ether (MTBE) |
| Road salt storage |
Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), electrical conductivity(EC), chloride, sodium |
| Wood preservation |
Pentachlorophenol, PAHs, PHCs, arsenic,chromium,copper |
Note: The above list is not intended to be exhaustive of all industrial operations or contaminants.
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