Selected Content

• Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics

  This section provides information on the ARET Program.

• Best Management Practices for Hull Maintenance at Boatyards and Marinas

  This section provides links to information resources for antifouling paint for boat hulls, pollution prevention, the Fisheries Act, and other information about marinas, boatyards, and green boating practices.

• Clean Air: Pollutants

  Find information on airborne pollutants that contribute to air quality such as volatile organic compounds, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and toxics.

• Clean Air: Pollution Sources

  Sources of air pollutants and greenhouse gases can be found in our current patterns of energy production and consumption, as well as in our manufacturing industries and in the products we produce and use.

• Criteria Air Contaminants Emission Summaries

  The emissions of various air pollutants that affect human health and contribute to air pollution problems such as smog, acid rain, and visibility are tracked by Environment Canada.

• Ecotoxicology of Biotechnology Products: The case of Bacillus Thuringiensis

  This project aims to determine whether the bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin and its gene, released through the spraying of biopesticides and the cultivation of transgenic corn, are present in the aquatic environment and in what concentration.

• Ecotoxicology of Urban Effluents

  The purpose of this project is to study the effects of urban effluent on the elliptio complanata, a freshwater mussel found in the St. Lawrence River.

• Endocrine Disrupting Substances

  Find information here on these substances which can interact with the endocrine systems of many species.

• Environmental Code of Practice for Non-Integrated Steel Mills

  This section outlines environmental concerns associated with the non-integrated mills segment of the steel manufacturing sector and provides recommendations aimed at preserving and enhancing the quality of the environment that is affected by these mills.

• Existing Substances Evaluation

  Find information here on how Environment Canada works to establish whether or not specific substances might threaten human health or the environment and whether they should be considered for risk management.

• Global Pesticides Release Database (GloPeRD)

  This database provides useful information on pesticide emissions and residues for the scientific, industrial, educational and policy-making communities.

• Impact of Agricultural Pesticides on the Health of Amphibian Populations

  The aim of this project is to determine whether the pesticides used in agricultural areas of the St. Lawrence Valley weaken amphibian immune systems.

• Management of Toxic Substances: Substances

  Find information here on the risk assessment and risk management of many of the substances listed on Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

• Mercury and the Environment

  This section offers scientific information on mercury, as well as information on current policies and programs related to mercury.

• New Substances

  This program aims to help those individuals or companies that are required to notify new substances regulated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

• Pesticides in the St. Lawrence River

  The St. Lawrence River, especially Lake Saint-Pierre, is vulnerable to contamination by pesticides because several tributaries draining farming areas empty into it.

• Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations

  This section provides links to regulations, compliance promotion packages and reports on tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene, PERC or PCE.

• Tracking Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers

  Polybrominated diphenyl ethers are widely used by industry for their flame retarding properties. While they are useful, these new substances accumulate in the environment, including the St. Lawrence River, and questions are now being raised about their possible impacts.

• Trichloroethylene and Tetrachloroethylene in Solvent Degreasing Regulations

  This section provides links to the Regulations and reports on trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PERC) in solvent degreasing.

• Volatile Organic Compounds in Consumer and Commercial Products

  Find information here on actions being taken by Environment Canada to address volatile organic compound emissions resulting from the use of consumer and commercial products in Canada.

• Wood Preservation

  This section provides information about the management of toxic environmental contaminants that are used within the Canadian wood preservation industry.