Information Management System Supporting a Multiple Property Survey Program with Legacy Radioactive Contamination.

Area of Science:

• Environmental Remediation
• Geospatial Information Systems
• Project Management

Background:

• Legacy low-level radioactive waste contamination affects numerous properties in Port Hope, Ontario.
• The Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) is a Government of Canada-funded project to address this contamination.
• Managing vast datasets from surveys of approximately 4800 properties is crucial for project success.

Purpose of the Study:

• To detail the Information Management (IM) system and web-mapping tools employed in the PHAI.
• To demonstrate how these tools facilitated the management of large-scale environmental remediation data.
• To highlight the system's role in ensuring data integrity, spatial analysis, and reporting.

Main Methods:

• Implementation of a comprehensive Information Management (IM) system.
• Utilization of web-mapping tools for progress tracking and spatial analysis.
• Integration of data capture, laboratory sample tracking, QA/QC, and reporting functionalities.

Main Results:

• The IM system successfully managed large volumes of data, ensuring integrity and facilitating analysis.
• Web-mapping tools enabled effective visualization of task progress and spatial contamination patterns.
• Automated report generation and traceable execution were achieved, enhancing project oversight.

Conclusions:

• The integrated IM and web-mapping approach proved critical for the successful management and remediation of low-level radioactive waste.
• This system enhanced data integrity, spatial understanding, and reporting efficiency for large-scale environmental projects.
• The PHAI's data management strategy serves as a model for complex, data-intensive remediation efforts.