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    • Updates to the Environmental Guideline for Contaminated Sites Remediation

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    • Backgrounder - Environmental Guideline for Contaminated Sites
    • Draft 2023 Environmental Guideline for Contaminated Site Remediation
    • Appendix1 - Legislation Update
    • Appendix 2 - Glossary of Terms
    • Appendix 3 - Various Industrial Activities and Contaminants of Potential Concern
    • Appendix 4 - Best Practices for Environmental Site Assessment in the NWT
    • Appendix 5 - Soil Criteria Tables
    • Appendix 6 - Remediation Soil Quality Guidelines for Arsenic for Yellowknife and Inuvik
    • Appendix 6 - Figure 1: Yellowknife Guideline Areas
    • Appendix 6 - Figure 2: Inuvik Guideline Areas
    • Yellowknife Background Soil Arsenic Review
    • Inuvik Background Soil Arsenic Review
    • Derivation of Remediation Soil Quality Guidelines for Arsenic for Yellowknife and Inuvik