ETC Publications, Biennial Report 2002

Biennial reports

ETC Biennial Report 2002

ETC Biennial Report
April 1, 2000 to March 31, 2002

Report Series No. DO 1-2001/2002
Environmental Technology Centre
Technology Development Directorate

Table Of Contents
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ii. Notice

i. A Message from the Director

1.0 Organizational Structure and Divisional Mandates

1.1

Environmental Technology Centre

1.2

Analysis and Air Quality Division (AAQD)

1.3

Emissions Research and Measurement Division (ERMD)

1.4

Emergencies Science and Technology Division (ESTD)

1.5

Emergencies Engineering Technologies Office (EETO)

1.6

Special Programs Division (SPD)

1.7

Microwave-Assisted Processes Division (MAPD)

2.0 Ambient Air Monitoring and NAPS Network

2.1

National Air Pollution Surveillance (NAPS) Network

2.2

Ozone and NOx Monitoring Program

2.3

Particulates Monitoring Program

2.4

Research in Application of Ion Chromatography and Capillary Electrophoresis

2.5

NAPS Toxics Sampling Program

3.0 Measurement of Toxic Substances

3.1

Determination of Nitro-PAH in Ambient Air

3.2

Green Technology

3.3

Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)

4.0 Measurement of Emissions from Stationary Sources

4.1

Reference Methods and Recommended Methods for Source Testing

4.2

SSupport to Environment Canada Regulatory Programs

4.3

Support to Environment Canada Inventory Programs

4.4

Source Emissions Evaluation and Technology Assessment

4.5

Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) and Technical Support

5.0 Measurement of Emissions from Mobile Sources

5.1

Support to Regulatory and Inventory Programs

5.2

Capacity Building and Technology Transfer

5.3

Support of Greener Technologies - Alternative/Reformulated Fuels and Alternative Propulsion Systems

5.4

5.4 Support of Greener Technologies - Development of Emission Control Technologies

6.0 Support to Spill Response

6.1

Summary of On- and Off-Site Assistance

6.2

Spills/Incidents at which ETC Assisted

7.0 Spill Measurement, Behaviour, and Effects

7.1

Airborne Remote Sensing Operations

7.2

Oil Detection Using Laser Fluorosensors

7.3

Airborne Oil Slick Thickness Sensor

7.4

Spill Modelling

7.5

Chemical Spill Analytical Projects

7.6

Oil Properties and Analysis

7.7

Behaviour of Spilled Oils (BOSS) Project

7.8

Testing of Spilled Substances/Development of Biological Methods

7.9

Orimulsion Bitumen Spills

7.10

Fate and Persistance of Oil

8.0 Spill Countermeasures R&D

8.1

In-situ Burning

8.2

Chemical Spill-treating Agents

8.3

Shoreline Cleanup Assessment

8.4

Shoreline Countermeasures and Response

8.5

Evaluation of Sorbents

8.6

Evaluation of Mechanical Containment and Recovery Equipment

8.7

Development of Standards

9.0 Technologies for Decontaminating Water

9.1

Heavy Metal Removal Using an Inexpensive Industrial By-product

9.2

Removal of Trace Arsenic from Water

10.0 Technologies for Decontaminating Soil

10.1

Potential Remediation of PCB-contaminated Soil

10.2

In-situ Remediation of Hexavalent Chromium with Pyrite Fines

10.3

Chemically-enhanced Electrokinetic Soil Remediation

10.4

Two-phase Partitioning Bioreactor for Soil Remediation

11.0 Advancement of Science and Technology

11.1

Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)

11.2

Method Development and Application

11.3

Environmental Management System (EMS)

11.4

Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)

12.0 Environment Canada's Patented Microwave-Assisted Processes (MAP^TM)

12.1

MAP, A Green Processing Technology

12.2

Greening the Analytical Laboratory

12.3

MAP Around the World

12.4

Scientific Achievements, Public Good and Sustainable Development

13.0 Compliance Enforcement

13.1

Dioxins in Pulp and Paper Mill Effluents

13.2

PCB Analysis

13.3

Defoamer and Wood Chip Regulations

13.4

Ozone-depleting Substances (ODS) Analysis

14.0 Support to the Development of Canada-Wide Standards (CWS) under the CCME's Federal-Provincial Harmonisation Accord

14.1

Particulate Matter (PM) and Ozone

14.2

Benzene

14.3

Polychlorinated Dibenzo Dioxins and Furans (PCDD/PCDF)

14.4

Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil

15.0 International Transfer of Canadian Technology

15.1

15.2

15.3

15.4

15.5

15.6

15.7

15.8

15.9

15.10

15.11

15.12

15.13

15.14

15.15

15.16

15.17

Visiting Foreign Delegations to ETC

Tables

Spill Incidents at which ETC Assisted (April 2000 to March 2002)

Appendices

The Environmental Technology Centre (ETC) - Mission and Roles

List of Patents

ETC Technologies Available for Commercial Licensing

Published Papers, Books, Book Chapters, Articles, and Reviews

Manuscript Reports (Unedited

Papers in Conference Proceedings

Scientific Presentations

List of Acronyms

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