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Borehole with asbestos analysis 0 30 60 120 m Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Notes : Criterion for seepage into surface water : Quality criteria for groundwater seeping into surface water according to the Intervention Guide - Protection of soils and Rehabilitation of contaminated Sites CMM criterion : Criterion for groundwater quality in by-law CMM-2008-47 of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM) Criteria A, B and C : Criteria of the Intervention Guide - Protection of soils and Rehabilitation of contaminated Sites Criterion D : Criterion of the Regulation Respecting the Burial of Contaminated Soils (RRBCS) Enlarged view 2 Parameters : MET: metals; PAH: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; PH C10-C50: petroleum hydrocarbons C10 to C50 August 2019 LEGEND XY Groundwater analysis result that exceeds a criterion (seepage into surface water, SSW or CMM) (! 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(! ¯ (! 0 25 50 100 m Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Notes : 05010025 m Criterion for seepage into surface water : Quality criteria for groundwater seeping into surface water according to the Intervention Guide - Protection of soils and Rehabilitation of contaminated Sites CMM criterion : Criterion for groundwater quality in by-law CMM-2008-47 of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM) Criteria A, B and C : Criteria of the Intervention Guide - Protection of soils and Rehabilitation of contaminated Sites Criterion D : Criterion of the Regulation Respecting the Burial of Contaminated Soils (RRBCS) Enlarged view 3 Parameters : MET: metals; PAH: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; PH C10-C50: petroleum hydrocarbons C10 to C50 August 2019 Appendix 1 Compilation of existing soil and groundwater surveys References - Consulted environmental characterization studies Les Ponts Jacques-Cartier et Champlain Incorporée, Estacade du pont Champlain, Étude géotechnique et caractérisation environnementale sommaire, fait par LVM en novembre 2012, N/Réf. : 024-P- 0000464-0-00-606-01-6-IM-0001-00; Les Ponts Jacques-Cartier et Champlain inc., Étude de reconnaissance des sédiments, des sols et du roc – Réparation des piles 2E, 2W et 4W du pont Champlain, fait par les Services exp inc. le 12 décembre 2013, N/Réf. : PJCG-00213567-00-60-00; Caractérisation environnementale des sols – Projet de prolongement du quai de l’estacade – Phase III, Quai de l’estacade – Pont Champlain, Montréal (Québec), fait par LVM le 20 mars 2014, N/Réf. : 024-P- 0000464-0-00-528-HG-R-0001-00; Les Ponts Jacques-Cartier et Champlain Incorporée, Pont Champlain, sections 7 et 8 – Aires de mobilisation et d’entreposage prévues dans la bretelle de sortie du pont Champlain pour les travaux 2014-2015, Brossard, Québec, Rapport d’étude géotechnique et de caractérisation environnementale sommaire des sols, fait par LVM en juin 2014, N/Réf. 024-P-0000464-0-00-620-01-4-CH-R-0001-00; Les Ponts Jacques-Cartier et Champlain Incorporée, Estacade du pont Champlain – Réfection et agrandissement du quai, Étude géotechnique et caractérisation environnementale sommaire des sols, fait par LVM en septembre 2014, N/Réf. : 024-P-0006251-0-00-601-01-1-GE-R-0001-00; Les Ponts Jacques-Cartier et Champlain inc., Étude géotechnique et caractérisation environnementale préliminaire des remblais, Nouvelle piste cyclable sur l’Estacade du Pont Champlain, Estacade du pont Champlain entre Montréal et Brossard (Québec), fait par Labo S.M. inc. en mai 2015, N/Réf. : F1417254-005; Étude géotechnique (reconnaissance des sols) et caractérisation environnementale préliminaire des sols phase II, Projet de modifications des approches de l’estacade du pont Champlain (Québec), fait par GS Consultants en décembre 2015, N/Réf. : ES15009-06; Caractérisation environnementale de Site Phase II, 43 lots du cadastre du Québec, Montréal, Qc., Rapport final, fait par Franz Environnement Inc. le 25 juin 2015, N/Réf.
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