Reason For Federal Involvement

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Criteria:	Contaminant/Media Pair: Metal, metalloid, and organometallic / Surface soil Select Additional Criteria...
Sites Found:	963

The tables below summarize the Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory by the reason that the Federal Government has an involvement in the site. The involvement types are grouped by type of property (Federal Land, Canada Lands, and Non-federal Land).

Click on an Involvement Type or a Property Type to query those sites.

Federal

Reason for Federal Involvement	Suspected	Active	Closed	Total
Total	10	255	341	605
Federal Real Property	10	255	341	605

Non-Federal

Reason for Federal Involvement	Active	Closed	Total
Total	140	68	205
Federal activities	117	56	171
Explicit federal policy decision	1	0	1
Contractual obligation	22	12	33

Canada Lands

Reason for Federal Involvement	Suspected	Active	Closed	Total
Total	16	81	52	149
Orphan site	0	0	1	1
A reserve as defined in the Indian Act	15	56	37	108
Other Canada Lands	0	12	2	14
National Park of Canada	1	13	12	26

The following are the definitions for the three site status types for contaminated sites:

Suspected: Further assessment work is required to confirm whether the site is considered a "contaminated site."
Active: Active sites are confirmed contaminated sites where remedial action is or may be required.
Closed: No further action is required.