Solvent Degreasing Regulations - TCE and PERC

Act: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999)
Regulation: Solvent Degreasing Regulations (SOR/2003-283)

To Whom Does This Apply?

Solvent degreasing operations (cold and vapour degreasing) that use more than 1 000 kilograms of trichloroethylene (TCE) or tetrachloroethylene (PERC) in a calendar year to clean soils from surfaces prior to manufacturing processes.

Some solvent using processes	Some solvent using industries
painting	automobile
plating	auto parts
product repair	aerospace
product assembly	furniture
	appliance
	primary metals
	electronics

Summary

The purpose of the Solvent Degreasing Regulations is to reduce the use of trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PERC) from solvent degreasing facilities using more than 1 000 kilograms of TCE and PERC per year. These Regulations include a market intervention by establishing tradable allowances for the use of TCE and PERC in solvent degreasing operations that exceed the 1 000 kilograms threshold per year.

• References to Solvent Alternatives

• Solvent Degreasing Regulations

DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.

New Brunswick Contact(s):
Lottie Vallis
Environment Canada
Telephone: (902) 426-0773
Fax: (902) 426-3897
E-mail: degreasing-atl@ec.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html

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National Contact(s):
National Office of Pollution Prevention
Environment Canada
Place Vincent Massey
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard
Gatineau, Quebec  K1A 0H3
Telephone: (819) 953-0459
Fax: (819) 953-7970
Web site: http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html