EC238 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Sewage Treatment, Natural Capital, Municipal Solid Waste
Document Summary
Lesson 11: toxic waste and local environmental issues. Chapter 18: policy on toxic and other hazardous substances. Table 18-1 list 25 contaminants by npri; these emissions fell from 2008-2012. Canadian environmental protection act (cepa) (1999): cornerstone for toxic substance regulation. Toxic: (may) has immediate or long-term harmful effect on enviro, (may) constitutes a danger to enviro on which life depends, (may) constitute a danger in canada to human life/health. Domestic substance list (dsl): lists 23000 substances used in canada that must be categorized (by 2006) whether they are toxic. Priority substances list (psl): those su(cid:271)sta(cid:374)(cid:272)es f(cid:396)o(cid:373) d l that a(cid:396)e (cid:862)of (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:863), fi(cid:396)st p l (1989) had 44 chems 25 declared toxic; additional 25 in 1995; once declared toxic placed on schedule 1 and regulation can begin. Enforcement: ec has authority to monitor all sources of toxics to enforce regulations; may penalty of m/day fine, 3yrs imprisonments, or both; violators pay clean-up costs or forgo profits from polluting activities.
