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Sound-Sorb Information

Atlantic Packaging Ltd. is a paper recycling company. The company provides paper fibre biosolids from its process to Courtice Auto Wreckers Ltd. to produce a material called Sound-Sorb. Sound-Sorb is produced by mixing the paper fibre waste with mineral soil. Sound-Sorb is currently being used to construct sound and bullet attenuation berms at gun clubs in Ontario.

In response to public concerns about this material, the ministry is conducting a comprehensive study of the material. Test results available for the paper fibre biosolids and Sound-Sorb are presented and discussed in technical reports available on this website. Work currently in progress includes groundwater monitoring and an assessment of risks to human health and the environment posed by Sound-Sorb. The results of this work will be posted on this website when complete. To date, the Ministry of the Environment's review has not found any evidence that there is an adverse environmental impact from using Sound-Sorb in berms. The following documents are components of that review.

Resources Technical Reports 4277e - Atlantic Packaging Ltd. Paper Fibre Biosolids and Sound-Sorb Berm, Oshawa Skeet and Gun Club: Results of Chemical and Microbiological Testing 4277e - Report Tables 4277e - Addendum   4480e - Chemical and Microbiological Test Results of Sound-Sorb Berm at the East Elgin Sportsman's Association, Aylmer, Ontario   4480e - Report Tables 4554e - Atlantic Packaging Ltd. Paper Fibre Biosolids: Regulation 347 Waste Classification 4554e - Report Tables 4555e - Chemical and Microbiological Test Results of Sound-Sorb Berms at the Madoc and District Anglers and Hunters Site, Madoc, Ontario 4555e - Report Tables   4556e - Chemical and Microbiological Test Results of Sound-Sorb Berm at the Orillia Gun Club, Orillia, Ontario 4556e - Report Tables   4277e01 - Oshawa Skeet and Gun Club, Phase I Bio-aerosols Study by Globaltox International Consultants Inc. 4277e01 - Appendix II 5011e - Report of the Experts Panel on Sound-Sorb Prepared for the Ministry of the Environment January 31, 2005   Sound-Sorb Update Newsletters Issue 1 - January, 2004 Issue 2 - April, 2004 Issue 3 - November 2004   Issue 4 - June 2005

 

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