Survey Metadata
Soil
Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan
2008
Soil sampling survey, cities in NB, NS, PE, NL, QC, ON, MB, SK, 2008-2010.
Location map
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Survey Description
Between 2008 and 2010, a series of 589 soil and pollen samples were collected in 131 cities across Canada:
| Year | Province |
| 2008 | ON, QC |
| 2009 | QC, NB, PEI, NS, NL |
| 2010 | ON, QC, SK, MB |
At least three sites were chosen per “major” city:
- at the border of the city limit in a low traffic zone (e.g. rest area)
- within the city limit in a medium traffic zone (e.g. city park)
- within the city limit in a high traffic zone (e.g. school yard, playground)
A summary of the work was presented at The 3 rd International Conference on Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics in November 2010 at Long Beach, California.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dalpé, C., Blanchard, C., Chartrand, M., St-Jean, G., Wojtyk, J. (2010). Trace element analysis of Canadian surface soil and associated quartz by LA-ICP-MS: preliminary development of a geo-location database for forensic investigations. Abstract for The 3 rd International Conference on Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics, Long Beach, California, November 2010. ( more) |
| 2 | Dalpé, C., Blanchard, C., Chartrand, M., St-Jean, G., Wojtyk, J. (2010). Trace element analysis of Canadian surface soil and associated quartz by LA-ICP-MS: preliminary development of a geo-location database for forensic investigations. Presentation at The 3 rd International Conference on Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics, Long Beach, California, November 2010. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-2010 | RCMP Geo-location Database Project, 2008-2010 ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47.5° | 47.63° | -52.88° | -52.66° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers part of NTS 1N/10 (St. John's), the city of St. John's, on the Avalon Peninsula, Island of Newfoundland. The Trans-Canada Highway runs SW-NE through the study area. The eastern part of Windsor Lake lies in the northwest part of the study area.
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