Most of the land on which industrial activities were conducted during the first half of the twentieth century are contaminated. Storage, accidental spills and uncontrolled dumping in landfill sites or in the environment are the main causes for soil contamination.
Certain municipalities, developers and industries now often find themselves with land containing contaminated soils. This contamination may attain the ground water and therefore represent a danger to the public health. Furthermore, contaminated soils may delay or even prevent the development of industrial, residential or recreational projects.
Decontamination of these soils may not be possible without suitable technologies for their treatment. Located on the island of Montreal, near major highways, the Cintec Group’s landfill site is easily accessible and contaminated soils and special wastes coming from all over the country, but mainly from the greater Montreal area, are accepted.
