Creosote-impregnated Waste Materials - PSL1

Environment Canada
Health Canada
1993
ISBN: 0-662-20477-8
Cat. no.: En40-215/13-E

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Canadian Environmental Protection Act

Table of Contents

• Synopsis
• 1.0 Introduction
• 2.0 Summary of Information Critical to Assessment of "Toxic"
  • 2.1 Identity, Properties and Uses
  • 2.2 Entry into the Environment
  • 2.3 Exposure-related Information
    • 2.3.1 Fate
    • 2.3.2 Concentrations
  • 2.4 Effects-related Information
• 3.0 Assessment of "Toxic" under CEPA
  • 3.1 CEPA 11(a): Environment
  • 3.2 Conclusion
• 4.0 Recommendations for Research and Evaluation
• 5.0 References

List of Tables

• Table 1 Summary of Maximum Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Concentrations at Wood Treatment/Storage Sites in Canada
• Table 2 Concentrations of Selected Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Biota from Canadian and American Creosote-contaminated Sites
• Table 3 Summary of Apparent Effects Threshold Concentrations for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Sorbed to Marine Sediments and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Concentrations Found at Northern Wood Preservers, Thunder Bay, Ontario, 1984

Notice to Readers

Creosote as a pesticide was not assessed in this report. The pesticide creosote is subject to the provisions of the Pest Control Products Act, and its regulatory status as a heavy duty wood preservative is currently being re-evaluated (see Announcement A92-02: Re-evaluation of Heavy-Duty Wood Preservatives, Agriculture Canada, Food Production and Inspection Branch, July 2, 1992). As part of the pesticide re-evaluation process, Environment Canada and Health Canada will assess the potential effects on the environment and on human health resulting from these pesticidal uses of creosote.