Download or read book Code of Practice for the Environmental Management of Road Salts written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This code proposes preventive or control actions aimed at the environmental management of road salts to protect the Canadian environment. The code applies to organizations using over 500 tonnes of road salts annually and to organizations that have vulnerable areas in their territory that could be potentially impacted by road salts. The code includes suggestions regarding salt management planning; best management practices for salt storage, snow disposal, & salt application; implementation of a salt management plan; and record-keeping & reporting. The annex includes information on environmental impact indicators for road salts, guidance for identifying areas vulnerable to road salts, and an outline of information to be provided to Environment Canada in monitoring & measuring progress on road salt use & management.
Download or read book Proposed Code of Practice for the Environmental Management of Road Salts written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Implementation Guide for the Code of Practice for the Environmental Management of Road Salts written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Review of Progress written by and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The objective of this review was to determine whether the Code has been effective in increasing the level of implementation of best practices for managing road salt, and in preventing and reducing the negative environmental impacts of road salts in Canada. The review will also assist Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) in identifying future actions that may be needed to achieve risk management objectives for road salts"--page 1.
Download or read book Five year Review of Progress written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents a five-year review of the progress achieved through implementation of the Code of Practice for the Environmental Management of Road Salts. The Code was published in the Canada Gazette in April 2004 under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 with the objective of ensuring environmental protection while maintaining roadway safety. The Code was developed by Environment Canada through a multi-stakeholder consultation process involving stakeholders from across Canada, representing the federal, provincial/territorial and municipal transportation sectors; industry; the Transportation Association of Canada; environmental groups; and universities. The objective of this review is to determine whether the Code has been effective in increasing the level of implementation of best practices for managing road salts, and in preventing and reducing the negative environmental impacts of road salts in Canada. Through this review, Environment Canada also identifies future actions needed to improve risk management for road salts.
Download or read book Sustainable Winter Road Operations written by Xianming Shi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first and only comprehensive guide to best practices in winter road operations Winter maintenance operations are essential to ensure the safety, mobility, and productivity of transportation systems, especially in cold-weather climates, and responsible agencies are continually challenged to provide a high level of service in a fiscally and environmentally responsible manner. Sustainable Winter Road Operations bridges the knowledge gaps, providing the first up-to-date, authoritative, single-source overview and guide to best practices in winter road operations that considers the triple bottom line of sustainability. With contributions from experts in the field from around the world, this book takes a holistic approach to the subject. The authors address the many negative impacts on regional economies and the environment of poorly planned and inadequate winter road operations, and they make a strong case for the myriad benefits of environmentally sustainable concepts and practices. Best practice applications of materials, processes, equipment, and associated technologies and how they can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of winter operations, optimize materials usage, and minimize cost, corrosion, and environmental impacts are all covered in depth. Provides the first up-to-date, authoritative and comprehensive overview of best practices in sustainable winter road operations currently in use around the world Covers materials, processes, equipment, and associated technologies for sustainable winter road operations Brings together contributions by an international all-star team of experts with extensive experience in designing, implementing, and managing sustainable winter road operations Designed to bring professionals involved in transportation and highway maintenance and control up to speed with current best practice Sustainable Winter Road Operations is essential reading for maintenance professionals dealing with snow and ice control operations on highways, motorways and local roads. It is a valuable source of information and guidance for decision makers, researchers, and engineers in transportation engineering involved in transportation and highway maintenance. And it is an ideal textbook for advanced-level courses in transportation engineering.
Download or read book Road Salt Management Codes of Practice written by Transportation Association of Canada and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Phytoremediation written by Abid A. Ansari and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-23 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text details the plant-assisted remediation method, “phytoremediation," which involves the interaction of plant roots and associated rhizospheric microorganisms for the remediation of soil contaminated with high levels of metals, pesticides, solvents, radionuclides, explosives, crude oil, organic compounds and various other contaminants. Each chapter highlights and compares the beneficial and economical alternatives of phytoremediation to currently practiced soil removal and burial practices.
Download or read book Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2021 written by Scott Walbridge and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-16 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprises the proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering 2021. The contents of this volume focus on specialty conferences in construction, environmental, hydrotechnical, materials, structures, transportation engineering, etc. This volume will prove a valuable resource for those in academia and industry.
Download or read book Guidelines for the Selection of Snow and Ice Control Materials to Mitigate Environmental Impacts written by Levelton Consultants and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2007 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing Salt Impacted Water at Maintenance Yards written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Code of Practice for the Environmental Management of Road Salt recommends that Best Management Practices be developed that target three objectives. One of the identified objectives is improved salt storage and associated salt handling practices with the goal of reducing salt impacts to the surrounding environment. Salt impacts to the environment from a patrol yard can result from the release of dry (bulk) salt, a spill of liquid (brine) material and the poor management of salt impacted washwater and stormwater. The focus of this paper is to discuss the various site mitigation design alternatives that can be applied at maintenance yards to effectively manage salt impacted water and thus minimize and manage any salt releases to the environment. The goal of reducing salt impacts to the environment will only be met if both short and long-term options are implemented to manage the dry and liquid material sources and the washwater and stormwater streams. For the covering abstract of this conference see ITRD number E211426.
Download or read book Urban Soils written by Rattan Lal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globally, 30% of the world population lived in urban areas in 1950, 54% in 2016 and 66% projected by 2050. The most urbanized regions include North America, Latin America, and Europe. Urban encroachment depletes soil carbon and the aboveground biomass carbon pools, enhancing the flux of carbon from soil and vegetation into the atmosphere. Thus, urbanization has exacerbated ecological and environmental problems. Urban soils are composed of geological material that has been drastically disturbed by anthropogenic activities and compromised their role in the production of food, aesthetics of residential areas, and pollutant dynamics. Properties of urban soils are normally not favorable to plant growth—the soils are contaminated by heavy metals and are compacted and sealed. Therefore, the quality of urban soils must be restored to make use of this valuable resource for delivery of essential ecosystem services (e.g., food, water and air quality, carbon sequestration, temperature moderation, biodiversity). Part of the Advances in Soil Sciences Series, Urban Soils explains properties of urban soils; assesses the effects of urbanization on the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and water and the impacts of management of urban soils, soil restoration, urban agriculture, and food security; evaluates ecosystem services provisioned by urban soils, and describes synthetic and artificial soils.
Download or read book Contaminants of the Great Lakes written by Jill Crossman and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews the globally important freshwater resource of the Great Lakes, which is currently threatened by contaminants that compromise water quality and impact its ecological and economic health. Divided into four parts, this volume covers historic, current and emerging sources of contamination from heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants to microplastics; and identifies their ecological impacts. Due to factors ranging from rapidly changing land use practices, climate change and our emerging understanding of their impact on biological, chemical and physical interactions, the effectiveness of management strategies has proven highly variable. Continued enhancements in the rate of lake recovery are required to sustain the health of the Great Lakes. Accordingly, the book also explores recent advances in contaminant detection, along with future steps forward in lake management approaches. Revealing our current knowledge gaps and providing a roadmap towards sustainable solutions, the book offers a valuable asset for scientists, managers and the public alike.
Download or read book Canadian Environmental Protection Act written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Voluntary Industry Codes of Conduct for the Environment written by and published by UNEP/Earthprint. This book was released on 1998 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides a broad perspective of voluntary codes, discussing what they can & cannot do, stressing the need for government regulations. It discusses the range & different types of industry codes & the ultimate role of companies in implementing them. It also outlines the five critical aspects for making voluntary codes effective in improving industry's environmental performance & illustrates how each can be phased in over time as experience is gained & resources permit.
Download or read book Guide to Integrating Environmental Management Principles Into Operating Codes of Practice written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strategies to Mitigate the Impacts of Chloride Roadway Deicers on the Natural Environment written by Laura Fay and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 449 : Strategies to Mitigate the Impacts of Chloride Roadway Deicers on the Natural Environment documents the range of methods, tools, and techniques used by transportation agencies to minimize the environmental impact of chloride-based roadway deicers"--Publisher's description.
