Bennett Environmental
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Bennett Environmental Inc. is a Canadian company based in Oakville, Ontario
. It specializes in the recovering of soils contaminated with chlorinated hydrocarbons, including PCB
s and PCP
s, Dioxins
and Furans. The company was founded in 1991 and has 79 employees.
Oakville, Ontario
Oakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2006 census the population was 165,613.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road...
. It specializes in the recovering of soils contaminated with chlorinated hydrocarbons, including PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyl
Polychlorinated biphenyls are a class of organic compounds with 2 to 10 chlorine atoms attached to biphenyl, which is a molecule composed of two benzene rings. The chemical formula for PCBs is C12H10-xClx...
s and PCP
Pentachlorophenol
Pentachlorophenol is an organochlorine compound used as a pesticide and a disinfectant. First produced in the 1930s, it is marketed under many trade names...
s, Dioxins
Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds
Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds are by-products of various industrial processes, and are commonly regarded as highly toxic compounds that are environmental pollutants and persistent organic pollutants . They include:...
and Furans. The company was founded in 1991 and has 79 employees.