| Titre | Presentations and recommendations from the workshop on the role of geochemical data in environmental and human health risk assessment, Halifax, 2010 |
| Télécharger | Téléchargements |
| Auteur | Rencz, A N (éd.); Kettles, I M (éd.) |
| Source | Commission géologique du Canada, Dossier public 6645, 2011; 1 CD-ROM, https://doi.org/10.4095/287934 |
| Année | 2011 |
| Éditeur | Ressources naturelles Canada |
| Réunion | Workshop on the role of geochemical data in environmental and human health risk assessment; Halifax; CA; mars 17-18, 2010 |
| Document | dossier public |
| Lang. | anglais |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.4095/287934 |
| Media | CD-ROM; en ligne; numérique |
| Référence reliée | Cette publication contient les
publications suivantes |
| Référence reliée | Cette publication est reliée à les publications suivantes |
| Liens | readme
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| Formats | pdf |
| Province | Colombie-Britannique; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Ontario; Québec; Nouveau-Brunswick; Nouvelle-Écosse; Île-du-Prince-Édouard; Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; Territoires du Nord-Ouest; Yukon;
Nunavut |
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| Lat/Long OENS | -141.0000 -50.0000 90.0000 41.7500 |
| Sujets | analyse environnementales; etudes de l'environnement; effets sur l'environnement; géochimie du sol; sols; études pédologiques; échantillons de sol; propriétés du sol; contamination des métaux lourds;
pollution; substances polluantes; biogéochimie; levés biochimiques; dépôts glaciaires; tills; levés géochimiques; géochimie; pédologie; géologie des dépôts meubles/géomorphologie; géologie de l'environnement; Cénozoïque; Quaternaire |
| Illustrations | location maps; graphs; plots; charts; photographs; tables; histograms; photomicrographs; sections |
| Consultation | |
| Bibliothèque de Ressources naturelles Canada - Ottawa (Sciences de la Terre) |
| Bibliothèque de Ressources naturelles Canada - Calgary (Sciences de la Terre) |
| Commission géologique du Canada (Atlantique) |
| Bibliothèque de Ressources naturelles Canada - Vancouver (Sciences de la Terre) |
| Bibliothèque de Ressources naturelles Canada - Québec (Sciences de la Terre) |
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| Programme | Ecosystems Risk Characterization, Géoscience de l'environnement |
| Liens | Canadian Database of Geochemical Surveys, downloadable files
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| Liens | Banque de données de levés géochimiques du Canada,
fichiers téléchargeables
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| Diffusé | 2011 02 10 |
| Résumé | (disponible en anglais seulement)
It is recognized that knowledge of geochemistry is an important component of environmental and human health risk assessments. Although much geochemical
information needed to better inform risk assessments exits already, these data are not well represented in many of these assessments. As a step towards improving practice in this area, Health Canada and Environment Canada sponsored a workshop on
the role of geochemical data in ecological and human health risk assessments. The Workshop was presented by scientists from the Geological Survey of Canada with recognized expertise in bedrock and surficial sediment geochemistry. The Workshop was
by invitation and included federal and provincial representatives and members of the environmental consulting community.
The Workshop covered the following topics:
Use of geochemical data in risk assessments - a consultant's
view
Causes of variation in geochemical data - natural spatial (horizontal and vertical) and analytical controls
Field sampling and analytical protocols
Estimating background geochemical composition
Case studies involving geochemical
data
Discussion of priorities for improving practice and identifying gaps in existing data.
One aim of the Workshop was to develop a strategy for improving the guidelines for risk assessments by promoting more rigorous use of geochemical
information. More specifically, the focus was on the application of existing geochemical data and on the needs for new types of data and developing tools for their application. Information and ideas from the presentations and discussions are
gathered here
in a final document. The document includes the Workshop proceedings and also contains lists of recommendations for making updates to existing guidelines, where appropriate.
For the purposes of this Workshop, geochemical
information was restricted to the chemical elements associated with inorganic substances. The focus was on As, Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn, in particular. Issues related to organic substances were not considered. There were presentations on a series of
topics relevant to risk assessment, followed by discussions and recommendations for improving practice. The discussions were guided to ensure that Workshop participants were familiar with the concern and also the guideline. Case studies were used
to reinforce the concepts. There was also a session dedicated to identifying knowledge gaps and making plans for moving forward.
The Workshop was held in the Radisson Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on March 17th and 18th, 2010. Additional
introductory information on the Workshop is provided in the file entitled "Start Here Executive Summary" and also in the 01 INTRODUCTION directory. This Open File provides a record of the presentations and other documents associated with the
Workshop.
The contents of Geological Survey of Canada Open File 6645 are organized into 10 directories, representing introductory materials (e.g. agenda and abstracts) and the 9 sessions and areas of subject matter covered at the Workshop. The
directories related to the 9 sessions contain pdf files of the presentations. There is a complete listing and more explanation of the directories in the file entitled
"Start Here Executive Summary". |
| GEOSCAN ID | 287934 |
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