Pinchin LeBlanc Environmental Ltd. - Representative Projects

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE MONITORING, MAJOR NORTHERN METAL MINING COMPANY

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE MONITORING PLEL is now responsible for all aspects of an air and water quality monitoring program at large metal mine in Labrador. PLEL conducts a regular, extensive water quality monitoring program to fulfill the requirements of the site's license to operate. Monitoring stations are located strategically throughout the mine operation and in the receiving environment where physical and chemical parameters are monitored to meet Federal and Provincial stipulations.

Ambient air quality is monitored regularly or continuously at stations located in the community and on the site. Equipment includes on and off-site Hivol samplers for TSP, an offsite Dichot sampler, an offsite continuous SO2 monitor with internal datalogger, a meteorological station to record wind speed and direction, and a Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM) with internal datalogger. The ambient air monitoring is designed to address the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment Policy Directive PPD 98-01. The frequency of sampling coincides with the National Air Pollutants Survey (NAPS) schedule.

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE MONITORING PLEL developed a comprehensive Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) for air and water specifically for this project. The SAP included the development of a project-specific Health and Safety Plan (HSP) and a QA/QC plan which specifies the quantities of field duplicates, trip blanks, etc. It also included a Water Quality Monitoring Manual and an Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Manual which provide Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for various work elements.

The work is undertaken from the Pinchin LeBlanc Environmental Limited office located in Labrador City.