Environmental Site Assessment

Course description

The student is instructed in the tasks and activities associated with Phase One and Phase Two Environmental Site Assessments (ESA). These activities include: archival searches, site inspections, and review of owner and regulatory files. Instruction will be provided in the assessment of soil and groundwater analytical data in the context of appropriate legislation and/or guidelines, identification and assessment of Areas of Potential Environmental Concern, and the development of Conceptual Site Models. The implications of Phase One and Phase Two ESAs as they pertain to the Record of Site Condition process are discussed throughout the course. The student is also provided with an introduction to the concepts and process of Risk Assessment under Ontario Regulation 153/04. The student will be required to complete selected components of a Phase One ESA and Phase Two ESA for real or model sites, as directed by the instructor.

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