Notification of Changes Proposed to the
NPRI for the 2003 Reporting Year
January 2002
Notification of Proposed Changes to the National Pollutant Release
Inventory for the 2003 Reporting Year and Beyond
Proposed Changes
Environment Canada (EC) is advising Canadian stakeholders interested in the
National Pollutant Release Inventory that it is considering additions and/or
modifications to the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) program for the
2003 reporting year and future reporting years. Some of these substances/issues
will be considered for the 2003 reporting year; however, the remainder would be
considered for future reporting years. EC will priorize these substances/issues in
consultation with the NPRI Work Group. A summary of the substances/issues1 for
consideration include:
- The requirement for reporting of Criteria Air Contaminants (e.g. sulphur dioxide,
PM10, etc.) data elements (e.g. speciation of volatile organic compounds) and
reporting from specific sectors (e.g. Upstream Oil & Gas sector).
- The addition of greenhouse gases to the NPRI list (e.g. CO2 , methane,
hydrofluorocarbons, etc.)
- The addition of substances under assessment or declared to be toxic under the
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA, 1999).
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A number of CEPA Toxic substances are already on the NPRI list.
Environment Canada will propose the addition of additional toxic
substances and the lowering of thresholds for some NPRI-listed
substances (e.g. nickel and its compounds).
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- The identification of specific ranges of alternate reporting thresholds (ATH) for
substances added to the NPRI list of substances at thresholds other than the 10-
tonne reporting threshold that applied to NPRI substances from 1993 to 1999.
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In response to the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Work Group on
Substances (1998-2000), Environment Canada is developing a
proposed framework to screen proposed substances for listing at
alternate thresholds. This proposed framework is intended to allow
screening of substances for listing at ATHs, and will identify the types
and levels of ATHs. The framework document will be put forward for
review and discussion by stakeholders.
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- The addition of substances referred for future consideration by the NPRI Work
Group on Substances (2001-2002) in its first report to Environment Canada.
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Additional information on these substances is provided in the First
Report of the NPRI Work Group on Substances (2001-2002).
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- Other issues, including but not necessarily limited to: alloy exemptions for
vanadium and its compounds and other metals and the consideration of the
activities list requiring reporting of dioxins and furans.
- Many of the proposed substances or issues for consideration will also address
the substances of concern on the Ontario "Airborne Contaminants Discharge -
Monitoring and Reporting" regulation that are not on the NPRI. This will help to
ensure greater harmonization between the NPRI program and the Ontario
regulation.
Many of the substances under consideration are related to more than one of the
issues identified above (for example, the addition of greenhouse gases is also
proposed under harmonization with the Ontario regulations). Environment Canada
will coordinate proposals to ensure that reporting requirements and thresholds
proposed for these substances are established at appropriate levels.
Consultative Approach
Environment Canada has established a multi-stakeholder Work Group on
Substances which has a 2-year mandate to address modifications to the NPRI. The
Terms of Reference for the Work Group are available on the NPRI web site
(www.ec.gc.ca/pdb/npri).
The first year of the NPRI Work Group mandate has been completed. The NPRI
Work Group provided recommendations to Environment Canada for the 2002
reporting year on the addition of Criteria Air Contaminants (e.g. sulphur dioxide,
PM10 etc.), the addition of hexavalent chromium, lowering of the thresholds for
cadmium (and its compounds), lead (and its compounds) and arsenic (and its
compounds), removal of phosphoric acid, the addition of an effluent based trigger
for wastewater facilities, and others.
The first meeting of the NPRI Work Group on Substances (2001-2002) for the
second year of its mandate is tentatively scheduled for March 4th and 5th, 2001 in
Ottawa, Ontario.
A facilitator has coordinated, on behalf of Environment Canada, the selection of
representatives for the Work Group from industry, governments and non-government
environmental, health and labour organizations and from aboriginal groups.
Canadian stakeholders may participate in these stakeholder consultations in a
number of ways:
- they may seek to represent a stakeholder group or organization on the
Work Group. Work Group members are required to represent the special
interests of a stakeholder group, to consult with their own stakeholders on
issues under consideration by the Work Group and to represent these
special interests to the Work Group.
- they can request to be added to the stakeholder consultation list to directly
receive the draft Work Group reports and other consultative documents
and can provide comments. Their views will be forwarded to the Work
Group members for consideration.
- they can consult the NPRI web site and provide comments on the
consultative documents. All Work Group draft reports and
recommendations will be posted on the NPRI web site. In addition, the
CEPA Registry will have a link from its consultative page directly to the
NPRI consultative page. All stakeholders will be able to provide their
views and comments on draft reports and these comments will be
forwarded to Work Group members for consideration.
For more information:
The NPRI Office
Consultations and Outreach
Tel: (819) 953-1656
Fax: (819) 994-3266
e-mail: NPRImodif@ec.gc.ca
Web address: www.ec.gc.ca/pdb/npri
Substances* and Issues for Consideration by the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) Work
Group on Substances (2001- 2002) and Sources of Referral /Listing
Substance Name |
CAS # |
NPRI Listing** |
PSL Assessment |
CEPA - Toxic |
Consideration for an ATH |
GHG |
MOE Regulation |
Referral From: |
CEPA Toxics or PSL Assessment |
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Inorganic chloramines*** |
10599-90-3 |
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YES |
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YES |
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YES |
2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Chlorinated alkanes (paraffins) |
N/A |
YES (listing issue) |
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YES |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Dichloromethane |
75-09-2 |
YES (listing issue) |
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YES |
YES |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) *** |
87-68-3 |
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YES |
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YES |
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YES |
2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Nickel (and its compounds) |
N/A |
YES (listing issue) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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YES |
2001-2002
NPRI WG |
N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)*** |
62-75-9 |
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YES |
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YES |
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YES |
2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Nonylphenols and ethoxylates (NPE)*** |
N/A |
YES (listing issue) |
YES |
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YES |
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YES |
2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Pentachlorobenzene*** |
608-93-5 |
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currently being reassessed |
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YES |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) |
1336-36-3 |
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YES |
YES |
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YES |
2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Radionuclides*** |
N/A |
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YES |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Tetrachlorobenzenes*** |
3 isomers: 95-94-3, 634-66-2, 634-90-2 |
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currently being reassessed |
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YES |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Greenhouse Gases |
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) |
124-38-9 |
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YES |
YES |
YES |
2001-2002
NPRI WG |
HFC-134A |
811-97-2 |
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YES |
YES |
YES |
2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Hydrofluorocarbons |
N/A |
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YES |
YES |
YES |
2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Methane |
74-82-8 |
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YES |
YES |
YES |
2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Nitrous oxide |
10024-97-2 |
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YES |
YES |
YES |
2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Perfluorocarbons |
N/A |
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YES |
YES |
YES |
2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Other Substances |
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Banned substances on NPRI |
N/A |
If needed - delistings |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Barium |
7440-39-3 |
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Environment Canada |
Beryllium |
7440-41-7 |
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Environment Canada |
Carbonyl sulfide |
463-58-1 |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Ethanol |
64-17-5 |
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Health Canada |
Hexabromobiphenyl |
36355-01-8 |
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YES |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Octachlorostyrene |
29082-74-4 |
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YES |
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YES |
2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Other by-products |
N/A |
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1998-2000
NPRI WG |
Pentachlorophenol |
87-86-5 |
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YES |
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YES |
2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Tetrabromobisphenol A |
79-94-7 |
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YES |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Thallium |
7440-28-0 |
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Environment Canada |
Trichlorobenzenes |
2 isomers:87-61-6, 108-70-3 |
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currently being reassessed |
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YES |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Phosphate or phosphorus in an aquatic environment |
N/A |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Other Issues |
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Alternate Threshold Framework |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Alloy exemptions for vanadium and its compounds and other metals |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Consideration of the activities list for dioxins and furans |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Wastewater treatment level information |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Review of NPRI exemptions |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Criteria Air Contaminant Data Elements |
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Speciation of Criteria Air Contaminants |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Reporting of fuel quantities and combustion and non-combustion data |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Employee threshold for Criteria Air Contaminants |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Reporting of road dust |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Exhaust emissions from mobile sources |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
Consideration of the list of NPRI exemptions |
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2001-2002
NPRI WG |
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These substances are all considered for Addition to the National
Pollutant Release Inventory, unless otherwise noted.
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Listing issue means that the substance is already listed on the NPRI,
however, the manner in which it is listed should be considered.
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These substances are currently undergoing an
assessment to determine if they are CEPA toxic.
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Legend:
CAS #: |
Chemical Abstracts Registry Number |
ATH: |
Alternate Threshold |
CAC: |
Criteria Air Contaminant |
GHG: |
Green House Gas Emission |
PSL: |
Priority Substance List |
VE: |
Virtual Elimination |
MOE: |
(Ontario) Ministry of the Environment |
WG: |
Work Group |
ESB: |
Existing Chemicals Branch of EC |
EC: |
Environment Canada |
LoQ: |
Level of Quantification |
PM: |
Particulate Matter |
RY: |
Reporting Year |
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A complete listing of the substances/issues for consideration
are provided in the attached draft document "Substances and Issues for Consideration by the
NPRI Work Group on Substances (2001-2002) and Sources of Referral / Listing".
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