EC238 Study Guide - Final Guide: Environment And Climate Change Canada, Health Canada
Document Summary
Cepa toxic if it enters or may enter environment in a quantity or concentration that may have threat to environment or biological diversity (determined by. Environment canada), constitutes dangers to environment, may constitute danger to human health (determine by health canada) Of approx. , 23000 substances already used in canada required that they all be categorized as to whether or not it is toxic. Contains chemicals suspected and declared to be toxic along with how they are regulated throughout lifespan. Environment canada has authority to monitor all sources of toxics to enforce regulations established. Requires all facilities releasing or transferring a pollutant on the npri list (268 substances) report annually their onsite releases and offsite transfers, publically released informations. Lack of information on identify and toxicity of substances emitted. Need for public pressure to prompt government action (reactive rather than proactive)
