Abstract
Contaminated sediments at a pulp mill and former chor-alkali effluent treatment facility in Nova Scotia, Canada will undergo remediation. However, baseline studies assessing contaminants in marine biota in the marine receiving environment are lacking. Historical qualitative and quantitative contaminant data in biota from Boat Harbour (a former tidal lagoon which was used to treat industrial effluent since 1967), and surrounding marine environment were reviewed to establish baseline pollution from industrial effluent and contaminated sediments. Elevated metal, dioxins and furan concentrations previously measured in marine biota needs updating to help inform pre-remediation monitoring. Selection of species, contaminants of concern and sampling locations were ad hoc and often inconsistent with environmental effects monitoring requirements under Canadian federal Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations. These consolidated baseline data are required to determine historical impacts and to assist future monitoring during Boat Harbour sediment remediation to compare against.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 641-648 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Marine Pollution Bulletin |
| Volume | 145 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was partially funded by Nova Scotia Lands . Funding was also provided by NSERC Discovery Grant RGPIN-2018-04119 to T.R.W. Improvements to this paper were provided by Peter Oram, Senior Environmental Specialist, GHD Ltd.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Oceanography
- Aquatic Science
- Pollution
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article
