Protocol for the Derivation of Environmental and Human ... - CCME

List of Figures
1 National Framework for Contaminated Site Assessment and Remediation..............................5
2 Contaminant Assessment Procedure for Deriving Soil Quality Guidelines ...............................12
3 Concept of Generic Land Uses Envisioned for Guidelines Derivation.....................................14
4 Simplified Diagram of Potential Ecological Receptors and Exposure Pathways of
Contaminated Soil 29
5 Key Receptors and Exposure Pathways of Contaminated Soil Considered for Agricultural Land
Use......................................................................................................................................31
6 Key Receptors and Exposure Pathways of Contaminated Soil Considered for
Residential/Parkland Land Use.............................................................................................33
7 Key Receptors and Exposure Pathways of Contaminated Soil Considered for Commercial
Land Use.............................................................................................................................35
8 Key Receptors and Exposure Pathways of Contaminated Soil Considered for
Industrial Land Use..............................................................................................................37
9 Overall Procedure for Deriving Environmental Soil Quality Guidelines for Agricultural,
Residential/Parkland, Commercial and Industrial Land Uses..................................................41
10 Procedure for Deriving Soil Quality Guidelines for Soil Contact for Agricultural and
Residential/Parkland Land Use 44
11 Frequency Distribution of "No Observed Effects" and "Effects" Data for
Cadmium Showing Position of the TECs Calculated for the Various Soil Contact
Methods for Agricultural and Residential/Parkland Land Uses...............................................45
12 Procedure for Deriving Soil Quality Guidelines for Soil Contact for Commercial and Industrial Land Use
13 Frequency Distribution of "Effects" Data for Cadmium Showing Position of the
ECLs Calculated for the Various Soil Contact Methods for Commercial and
Industrial Land Use..............................................................................................................51
14 Procedure for Deriving Soil Quality Guidelines for Soil and Food Ingestion............................55
15 Apportionment of the Total Exposure Contributed by Various Media Using a Theoretical
Contaminant for Grazing Herbivore.......................................................................................59
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