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Sumas Environmental Services
Inc., has provided environmental and waste management services for
many clients.
It has acquired a
reputation for excellence during this time by providing expert
and cost effective Service to many corporations in Canada and overseas.
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Under a standing contract with Imperial Oil, and over a three
year period, contaminated soil was transported
to our Abbotsford facility for bioremediation and disposal. Transportation
was set-up on most occasions by Sumas personnel who were present
for both loading, off loading, and time tracking.
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Over 3 million liters of wastewater was removed from the Mohawk
Lubricants refinery in North Vancouver,
in vacuum and tanker trucks for treatment and/or disposal at
the Sumas facilities in B.C., and Alberta. Other services at
the refinery
included the handling and disposal of spent catalysts and the
cleaning of the caustic tanks.
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Over 2,000 tonnes of Special Waste was characterized,
bulked and
transported by railcar to Class II landfills in Alberta for disposal.
The work included the cleaning and de-commissioning of 29 storage
tanks, consolidation of 250 drums of waste, collection and treatment
of the creosote contaminated water. The tanks were cut up, and
the metal cleaned and recycled.
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Over 3500 tonnes of contaminated soil was removed from CFB Esquimalt
on Vancouver Island, and transported by barge to landfills in
the lower mainland. Sumas was responsible for manifesting, loading,
transport and disposal of this waste stream.
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Design and implementation of a vapour gas extraction (VES) system
for the in-situ removal of fuel from an underground storage tank
leakage. High vacuum rotary ring pumps were used to remove both
ground water and vapour to the treatment system where they were
treated prior to discharge. The site continued normal operation
with the VES system working in the background.
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Several chemicals storage facilities at the Agricultural Research
Labs were cleared of all waste. The work included classification
of waste, lab-packing, off-site transport and disposal. The chemicals
included pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers.
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Decommissioning of a gas station including removal of six 25,000
liter underground gasoline storage tanks. Demolition of pump island
and kiosk. Excavation and disposal of large amount of hydrocarbon
contaminated soil and pumping and disposal of contaminated groundwater.
Backfill, compaction of imported fill and restoration of site.
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Decommissioning of the former jet fuel truck loading compound
on air-side of Vancouver
airport. Removed four 25,000 steel underground fuel storage tanks.
Dewatering of the contaminated water and supply of water treatment
equipment and operation. Restoration and hydroseeding of the
site.
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Over 5,000 tonnes of sulphur from a spill in Rocky Mountain House
in Alberta was loaded on trucks and railcar for disposal in Alberta
class II landfills.
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Remediation of DDT contaminated land in Brooks Brook, Yukon.
Over 7,000 tonnes of DDT contaminated soil was excavated and placed
in bags for transport over a 1 year period to Class II landfills
in Alberta
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3,000 tonnes of Jet Fuel contaminated soil was loaded and transported
for treatment from Abbotsford airport to the Sumas facility.
A
below ground biocell was also constructed and
some 2,000 tonnes of soil was excavated and placed in the biocell
for remediation. The bioremediation was maintained by turning
the soil and the soil was delisted and transferred to the excavation
in one season.
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Pressure cleaning of tanks and equipment prior to
dismantling and demolition of plant, followed by equipment removal
and disposal. All industrial and hazardous wastes were collected
by Sumas vacuum trucks and disposed at our off-site facilities.
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Engineering, construction and installation of a thermal oxidizer/incineration
plant for the destruction of Volatile Organic Vapours (VOC) from
a resin manufacturing plant. Special vortices and vanes allowed
the achievement of DRE in excess of 99.99% with a gas residence
time of less than one (1) seconds.
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