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The Contrecœur center treats and recovers organic, mixed and inorganic contaminants. Northex prioritizes materials with high recovery potential.

Types of permitted contaminants

Contamination range (QC standards):

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Organic contaminants

Petroleum hydrocarbons
  • Petroleum-based contaminants containing between 10 and 50 carbons (C10 − C50).
Volatile organic compounds (VOC)
  • All 9 monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (MAH) identified in (Annex 2) of the MELCC intervention guide.
  • All 15 chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons identified in (Annex 2) of the MELCC intervention guide.
Phenolic compounds
  • Les 22 composés chlorinated and non-chlorinated identified in (Annex 2) du guide d'intervention du MELCCFP.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
  • All 22 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) identified in (Annex 2) du guide d'intervention du MELCCFP.

Inorganic (metals) contaminants

Alkali metals
  • Potassium (K)
  • Sodium (Na)
Alkaline earth metals
  • Calcium (Ca)
  • Magnesium (Mg)
  • Strontium (Sr)
Transition metals
  • Silver (Ag)
  • Cadmium (Cd)
  • Cobalt (Co)
  • Chromium (Cr)
  • Copper (Cu)
  • Iridium (Ir)
  • Manganese (Mn)
  • Nickel (Ni)
  • Scandium (Sc)
  • Titanium (Ti)
  • Platinum (Pt)
  • Tantalum (Ta)
  • Vanadium (V)
  • Zinc (Zn)
Post transitional metals
  • Aluminium (Al)
  • Gallium (Ga)
  • Indium (In)
  • Lead (Pb)
  • Tin (Sn)
  • Thallium (Tl)
Metaloids
  • Arsenic (As)
  • Antimony (Sb)