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Head Office: Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Business Hrs. 08:00-18:00 MST
International Toll Free
Nelson Environmental Remediation successfully moved 2.4 million tonnes of soil, of which 1.2 million were contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons resultant from a break in the pipeline infrastructure in the area. No soils were landfilled in this remediation. By selecting Thermal Desorption, the Client was able to preserve the local soils, avoid the liability associated with local landfills, and preserved the topsoil for further use in the reclamation.
Nelson Environmental Remediation was contacted by our Client to remove impacted soil resultant from years of ongoing operations at a production wellsite. Located near a National Park, and on the traditional territory of a local indigenous community, the client desired to remove the impacted material and make the land available to be restored to specifications made by Elders from that community.
Nelson successfully removed nearly 90,000 tonnes of contaminated soil to landfill and imported approximately 40,000 tonnes of backfill material, restoring the site to it’s natural slope to prepare for the eventual reclamation.
Nelson Environmental Remediation was tasked by our Client with the remediation of over 130,000 tonnes of hydrocarbon impacted soil on a site slated for redevelopment from it’s original land use as a fuel station. The remedial options originally identified were soil farming – a use of chemical and biological ammendments designed to accelerate decomposition of hydrocarbons, and disposal in landfill. By revising those options and selecting Thermal Desorption, the client diverted 110,000 tonnes of soil from landfill and reduced the treatment timeline of the remaining 20,000 tonnes by 2 years.
Nelson Environmental Remediation helped our Client remove soil impacted at 7 m depths along a property line that was adjacent to municipal and telecom underground infrastrucutre and a critical roadway. Nelson identified and managed subtrades including: Disposal, shoring installation, site services, barrier manufacturing, transport and others. The project scope changed in depth partway through completion, and on the advice of stakeholder geotechnical experts, Nelson provided a long-reach excavator to complete the excavation safely and within the engineered capability of the shoring wall. The site was backfilled to surface and returned to it’s owners for redevelopment.
Nelson Environmental Remediation supported our client by using our Indirect Thermal Desorption to bring a tailings pond back to start-of-life condition. The pond was used to hold iron filings laden with a mixture of oils. Nelson volatalized the oils off the iron filings, reconstituted the hydrocarbon mixture in a condenser system and recycled it. The iron filings were shipped to a manufacturing facility capable of processing them, and the tailings pond was 100% recycled on project conclusion.
Nelson Environmental Remediation was selected by our Client to assist them with removing an Underground Storage Tank (UST) that had remaining useful life so that it could be restored and returned to service in another location. In order to support that scope, Nelson had to act as the General Contractor to demolish the convenience store, excavate and remove the UST, excavate and dispose of the surrounding contaminated soil, and restore the site to pavement.
NELSON has been recognized as a leader in the environmental industry for its ability to complete some of the largest soil remediation projects worldwide.
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