Acronyms

5NR MOU

Memorandum of Understanding between the five natural resources departments

ARET

Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics

CCME

Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

CEC

Commission for Environmental Cooperation under the North American agreement on Environmental Cooperation

CEPA 1988

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1988 (repealed)

CEPA 1999

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

CFC

chlorofluorocarbon

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

DSL

Domestic Substances List

E2

environmental emergency

EPA

Environmental Performance Agreement

EPAM

Environmental Protection Alternative Measures

EPCO

Environmental Protection Compliance Orders

EPR

Extended Producer Responsibility

ESM

environmentally sound management

GLP

Good Laboratory Practice

GPA

Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities

HDS

hormone-disrupting substance

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

LoQ

Level of quantification

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MTBE

methyl tertiary-butyl ether

NAC

National Advisory Committee

NAPS

National Air Pollution Surveillance

NARAP

North American Regional Action Plan

NPRI

National Pollutant Release Inventory

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

P2

pollution prevention

PAH

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

PCB

polychlorinated biphenyl

PM

particulate matter

PM_2.5

particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 microns

PM₁₀

particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 10 microns

POPs

persistent organic pollutants

ppm

parts per million

PSL

Priority Substances List

PSL1

first Priority Substances List

PSL2

second Priority Substances List

RIAS

Regulatory Impact Assessment Statement

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

VOC

volatile organic compound

Contacts

Further information on specific CEPA-related programs can be found at the Web site addresses listed throughout this Annual Report. Further information on CEPA 1999 and related activities can be found online at:

• CEPA 1999 Environmental Registry
• Environment Canada's Green Lane™
• Health Canada's Web site

Departmental publications are available from the departmental library or the nearest regional library. Many current departmental publications are also available through Environment Canada's Inquiry Centre, located on the Main Floor of Place Vincent Massey, 351 St. Joseph Boulevard, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3.

The following communications contacts are also available to provide additional information:

Health Canada - Headquarters
David J. Martin
Health Canada
Telephone: (613) 957-8656
Fax: (613) 957-8805
E-mail: David_J._Martin@hc-sc.gc.ca

Environment Canada - Headquarters
Environmental Protection Service
Mark Colpitts
Telephone: (819) 953-6603
Fax: (819) 953-8125
E-mail: Mark.Colpitts@ec.gc.ca

Strategic Policy and Communications
Ann McMonagle
Telephone: (819) 953-2853
Fax: (819) 994-6484
E-mail: Ann.McMonagle@ec.gc.ca

Media Relations and Ministerial Communications
Josée Lamothe
Telephone: (819) 953-9738
Fax: (819) 953-6789
E-mail: Josee.Lamothe@ec.gc.ca

Regional Managers of Communications
Atlantic Region
Wayne Eliuk
Telephone: (902) 426-1930
Fax: (902) 426-5340
E-mail: Wayne.Eliuk@ec.gc.ca

Quebec Region
Clément Dugas
Telephone: (418) 648-5777
Fax: (418) 648-3859
E-mail: Clement.Dugas@ec.gc.ca

Ontario Region
Nemone Musgrave
Telephone: (416) 739-5978
Fax: (416) 739-4776
E-mail: Nemone.Musgrave@ec.gc.ca

Prairie and Northern Region
Heather Hamilton
Telephone: (780) 951-8867
Fax: (780) 495-2478
E-mail: Heather.Hamilton@ec.gc.ca

Pacific and Yukon Region
Doug McCallum
Telephone: (604) 664-9094
Fax: (604) 713-9517
E-mail: Doug.McCallum@ec.gc.ca