Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - PSL1

Environment Canada
Health Canada
1994
ISBN: 0-662-22209-1
Cat. no.: En40-215/42E

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Canadian Environmental Protection Act

Table of Contents

• Synopsis
• 1.0 Introduction
• 2.0 Summary of Information Critical to the Assessment of "Toxic"
  • 2.1 Identity, Properties, Production, 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
    • 2.4.1 Toxicokinetics
    • 2.4.2 Experimental Animals and In Vitro
    • 2.4.3 Humans
    • 2.4.4 Ecotoxicology
• 3.0 Assessment of "Toxic" Under CEPA
  • 3.1 CEPA 11(a) Environment
  • 3.2 CEPA 11(b) Environment on Which Human Life Depends
  • 3.3 CEPA 11(c) Human Life or Health
  • 3.4 Conclusion
• 4.0 Recommendations for Research
• 5.0 Research

List of Tables

• Table 1 Physical Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• Table 2 Annual Atmospheric Emissions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Canada During 1990
• Table 3 Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ambient Air (ng/m³) in Canada
• Table 4 Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Fresh Water (µg/L) in Canada
• Table 5 Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediments (µg/g dry weight) in Canada
• Table 6 Concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Biota (µg/g) in Canada
• Table 7 Most Sensitive Toxicity Endpoints Reported for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons for Freshwater Organisms
• Table 8 Field Population Studies in Fish
• Table 9 Levels of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in B[a]P Equivalents/m in Canadian Ambient Air

List of Figures

• Figure 1 Chemical Structures of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons