Administrative policy and process for conducting environmental risk assessments for priority substances

Technical Report · Thu Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1998

OSTI ID:350345

One of the initiatives under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act is the Priority Substances Assessment Program. The Program has developed lists of substances that should be given priority for assessment to determine whether they are toxic as defined under Section 11 of the Act. The intent of this document is to provide guidance to those actively involved or interested in the conduct of environmental risk assessments of substances on the second Priority Substances List, published in 1995, which contains 25 substances. It begins with descriptions of the principles and policies adopted by Environment Canada for environmental risk assessments, and of the four stages in such assessments for substances on the second list (initial steps, problem formulation, detailed assessment, and products, approvals, and publishing). Finally, updates on environmental assessments are provided for the substances on the second list.

• Research Organization: Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
• OSTI ID: 350345
• Report Number(s): MIC--99-01580/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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