Evaluation of underwater contamination by explosives and

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metals at Point Amour Labrador and in the Halifax Harbour area

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Table of Contents

Abstract i

Résumé i

Executive summary. iii

Sommaire . iv

Table of contents v

List of figures vii

List of tables vii

Acknowledgements.viii

1. Introduction 1

2. Description of Sites. 3

2.1 Op Raleigh Test Shot Site 3

2.2 Halifax Sampling Sites. 3

2.2.1 Wreck of HMCS Clayoquot 3

2.2.2 Wreck of SS Kaaparen 3

2.2.3 Emerald Basin Dumping Area. 3

3. Strategies and Methods. 5

3.1 Op Raleigh 5

3.2 Halifax Operation . 6

3.3 Analytical Chemistry 8

4. Samples Analyses and Results 10

4.1 Op Raleigh 10

4.1.1 Water . 10

4.1.2 Sediments 11

4.2 Halifax Operation . 12

4.2.1 Sampling at the HMCS Clayoquot Wreck 12

4.2.2 Sampling at the Dumping Area in Emerald Basin 12

4.2.3 Sampling at Parfait Bank in Bedford Basin 14

5. Discussion. 15

5.1 Op Raleigh 15

5.2 Halifax Operation . 16

6. Conclusion 18

7. References. 19