Ecotoxicology and Hazard Assessment

• Environmental impacts associated with diamond mining, worldwide
  
  
• Environmental impacts associated with the proposed Dublin Gulch mine, Yukon Territory, Canada
  
  
• Environmental impacts associated with the proposed Tulsequah Chief mine, British Columbia, Canada
  
  
• Environmental impacts associated with the planned tailings impoundment at the Omai Gold Mine, Guyana
  
  
• Environmental impacts associated with surface and groundwater from a planned pond at the Syncrude Canada lease, Alberta, Canada
  

In addition, Dr. Sobolewski's experience in ecotoxicology includes:

• Development of ecotoxicologically-based Soil Quality Criteria for benzene (Environment Canada)
  
  
• Development of procedures and a guidance framework for deriving Site-Specific Environmental Quality Remediation Objectives at contaminated sites in Canada (Environment Canada)
  
  
• Review and recommendation of procedures for assessing risks associated with the bioremediation of TCE-contaminated soils (US Environmental Protection Agency)
  
  
• Review of a witness statement concerning possible harmful effects from contaminated sediments
  
  
• Review of product formulations to develop environmentally-benign products (Active Chemicals)
  
  
• Review and recommendation of data requirements to conduct field studies with genetically-engineered microorganisms that are regulated under CEPA (Environment Canada)
  

Dr. Sobolewski has authored chapters on the ecotoxicology and environmental fate of cyanide, as part of the technical guide on the Environmental Management of Cyanide in Mining produced by the Mining Association of B.C. He has also studied extensively the detoxification processes presently acting in tailings ponds at Syncrude Canada, Suncor Ltd, and at other mines.

Services

Professional capabilities include the assessment of potential hazards from contaminated soil, water and sediments, the development of site-specific cleanup criteria, and technical reviews of documents relating to the fate, behaviour, and ecotoxicology of environmental pollutants.