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Guide for Reporting to the National Pollutant Release Inventory
2003

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

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Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Highlights and Important Changes for 2003
   • 1.1 Report Due Dates
   • 1.2 Correspondence
   • 1.3 Process for Reporting to the NPRI
   • 1.4 Changes for 2003
   • 1.5 Reporting to Other Inventory Programs
2. Reporting to the National Pollutant Release Inventory for 2003
   • 2.1 Introduction
   • 2.2 The Legal Basis for the NPRI - Understanding the Canada Gazette Notice
3. Step 1 - Determine whether a report is required for your facility
   • 3.1 Overview of Reporting Criteria
   • 3.2 Facility Criteria
     • 3.2.1 Exempt Facilities
     • 3.2.2 Facilities Exempt from Reporting Parts 1A, 1B, 2 and 3 Substances
     • 3.2.3 Exclusions
   • 3.3 Employee Criteria
     • 3.3.1 20 000-hour Employee Threshold
     • 3.3.2 Activities to which the 20 000-hour Employee Threshold Does Not Apply
   • 3.4 Reporting Criteria for Part 1A Substances
     • 3.4.1 Overview
     • 3.4.2 Substances
     • 3.4.3 Units
     • 3.4.4 Reporting Criteria
     • 3.4.5 Nature of Activities
     • 3.4.6 Calculating the 10-tonne Reporting Threshold
   • 3.5 Reporting Criteria for Part 1B Substances
     • 3.5.1 Overview
     • 3.5.2 Substances
     • 3.5.3 Units
     • 3.5.4 Reporting Criteria
     • 3.5.5 Definitions
     • 3.5.6 Article
   • 3.6 Reporting Criteria for Part 2 Substances - 17 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
     • 3.6.1 Overview
     • 3.6.2 Substances
     • 3.6.3 Units
     • 3.6.4 Reporting Criteria
   • 3.7 Reporting Criteria for Part 3 Substances - Dioxins/Furans and Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)
     • 3.7.1 Overview
     • 3.7.2 Substances
     • 3.7.3 Units
     • 3.7.4 Reporting Criteria
     • 3.7.5 Description of Activities Listed in Table 10
   • 3.8 Reporting Criteria for Part 4 Substances - Criteria Air Contaminants (CACs)
     • 3.8.1 Overview
     • 3.8.2 Substances
     • 3.8.3 Units
     • 3.8.4 Reporting Criteria
     • 3.8.5 Sources of CAC Emissions to Consider When Determining if your Facility Met the Threshold
     • 3.8.6 Sources of CACs
   • 3.9 Reporting Criteria for Part 5 Substances - Speciated Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
     • 3.9.1 Overview
     • 3.9.2 Substances
     • 3.9.3 Units
     • 3.9.4 Reporting Criteria
4. Step 2 - Estimate releases, disposals and transfers for recycling and collect the information required for the NPRI report
   • 4.1 Retain Information Collected
   • 4.2 Sources of Information
     • 4.2.1 Technical Guides
     • 4.2.2 Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
     • 4.2.3 Factor Information REtrieval Database
     • 4.2.4 Permits and Certificates of Approval
   • 4.3 Method Detection Limit (MDL)
   • 4.4 Methods of Estimation
     • 4.4.1 Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS)
     • 4.4.2 Predictive Emission Monitoring (PEM)
     • 4.4.3 Source Testing
     • 4.4.4 Mass Balance
     • 4.4.5 Emission Factors
     • 4.4.6 Engineering Estimates
   • 4.5 Part 1A Substances
   • 4.6 Part 1B Substances
   • 4.7 Part 2 Substances - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
   • 4.8 Part 3 Substances - Dioxins/Furans and Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)
     • 4.8.1 What Are Toxic Equivalents (TEQs) of Dioxins/Furans?
     • 4.8.2 Methods of Estimation
   • 4.9 Part 4 Substances - Criteria Air Contaminants (CACs)
   • 4.10 Part 5 Substances - Speciated Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
     • 4.10.1 Stack-specific Speciated VOC Reporting
     • 4.10.2 Isomers
     • 4.10.3 Mixtures
     • 4.10.4 Methods of Estimating Speciated VOC Emissions
5. What Must be Reported
   • 5.1 Facility Information
   • 5.2 Substance Information
   • 5.3 Retain a Copy of the Information on which your NPRI Report was Based
   • 5.4 Request for Confidentiality
     • 5.4.1 Section 52 of the CEPA 1999

Questions and Answers

Glossary

References and Bibliography

Appendix 1 - Alphabetical Listing of NPRI Substances for 2003

Appendix 2 - NPRI Substances for 2003, Listed by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number

Appendix 3 - Definition of Biomedical Waste

Appendix 4 - Definition of Hazardous Waste

Appendix 5 - Definition of VOCs

Appendix 6 - Storage Tanks and their Evaporation Implications

Appendix 7 - Data Requirements for Regional Air Quality Modelling

Appendix 8 - Four-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes

Appendix 9 - Two-digit 1980 Canadian Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes

Appendix 10 - Two-digit 1987 U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes

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List of Tables

1. Overview of the Canada Gazette Notice for the 2003 NPRI
2. Overview of Substances and Thresholds for Reporting to the 2003 NPRI
3. Activities Not Considered When Reporting Parts 1A, 1B, 2 and 3 Substances to the NPRI
4. Sources Not Considered When Reporting to the NPRI
5. Activities to which the 20 000-hour Employee Threshold Does Not Apply
6. Example of Threshold Calculation for Part 1A Substances
7. Mass and Concentration Thresholds for Part 1B Substances
8. Part 2 Substances (17 PAHs)
9. Dioxin and Furan Congeners Included in the NPRI Dioxins/Furans Group
10. Activities for which Dioxins/Furans and HCB Reports Are Required (20 000-hour Employee Threshold Applies)
11. Criteria Air Contaminants
12. Some Example Categories of Volatile Organic Compounds
13. Toxic Equivalency Factor (TEF) Values for Dioxins and Furans
14. Example of a TEQ Calculation
15. How to Report Releases, Disposals and Transfers for Recycling of Dioxins/Furans and HCB
16. Estimated LoQ Values for Concentrations of Dioxins/Furans and HCB
17. Stack-specific Reporting Thresholds for Stacks >= 50 m Above Grade

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List of figures

1. Process for Reporting to the NPRI for 2003
2. Criteria for Reporting to the NPRI for 2003
3. Criteria for Reporting Part 4 Substances (CACs) to the NPRI for 2003
4. Reporting Criteria for Part 1A Substances
5. Reporting Criteria for Part 1B Substances
6. Reporting Criteria for Part 2 Substances - 17 PAHs
7. Reporting Criteria for Part 3 Substances - Dioxins/Furans and HCB
8. Size Fractions of Particulate Matter
9. What You Must Report for Dioxins/Furans and HCB
10. What You Must Report for Part 5 Substances

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