Consultation on the update to the national implementation plan on persistent organic pollutants: contents

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • National Implementation Plans
  • Adoption of Amendments Listing New POPs
  • Overview of the New POPs
  • Why Do POPs Continue to Be a Canadian Issue?
• Chapter 2 - Update on Canada's Key Legislation and Policies Related to Stockholm Convention Obligations
  • Chemicals Management Plan
  • Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
  • Pest Control Products Act
  • Food and Drugs Act
  • Key Provincial/Territorial Legislation and Policies
• Chapter 3 - Measures to Reduce or Eliminate Releases from Intentional Production and Use, Import and Export
  • Prohibition and/or Elimination of Production and Use of Chemicals Listed in Annex A
  • Restriction of Production and Use of Chemicals Listed in Annex B
  • Summary of Actions on Production and Use in Canada for the Nine New Persistent Organic Pollutants
  • Restrictions on the Import and Export of the new POPs
  • Preventing the Production and Use of Chemicals Exhibiting POPs Characteristics
• Chapter 4 - Chemicals Subject to Restricted Use: Specific Exemptions and Articles in Use
  • Specific Exemptions
  • Canada's Registered Exemptions
  • Articles in Use Prior to Date of Entry into Force
• Chapter 5 - National Action Plan on Unintentionally Produced POPs
  • Measures to Reduce Total Releases from Unintentional Sources
  • Current and Projected Releases of PeCB in Canada
  • Evaluation of Efficacy of Laws and Policies
  • Strategies to Reduce Releases of PeCB
  • Use of Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices
  • Use of Substitute or Modified Materials, Products and Processes
  • Education, Training and Awareness Building
  • Implementation Schedule and Strategy Review
• Chapter 6 - Measures to Identify and Manage Stockpiles and Wastes
  • Identifying and Managing Stockpiles and Wastes
  • Environmentally Sound Handling, Collection, Transport, Storage and Disposal of Wastes
  • Identifying and Managing Contaminated Sites
• Chapter 7 - Other Commitments
  • Article 9: Information Exchange
  • Article 10: Public Information, Awareness and Education
  • Article 11: Research, Development and Monitoring
  • Article 12: Technical Assistance
  • Article 13: Financial Resources and Mechanisms
  • Article 15: Reporting
  • Article 16: Effectiveness Evaluation - Canada's involvement in the Global Monitoring Plan
• List of Acronyms
• List of References

List of Acronyms

ABS

Acrylonitrile butadiene

AFFFs

Aqueous film forming foams

alpha-HCH

Alpha hexachlorocyclohexane

AMAP

Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program

BAT

Best available techniques

BEP

Best environmental practices

beta-HCH

Beta hexachlorocyclohexane

CCME

Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

CEAA

Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

CEPA 1999

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

CMP

Chemicals Management Plan

COP

Conference of the Parties (to the Stockholm Convention)

EIHWHRMR

Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations

ENGO

Environmental Non Governmental Organization

ESECLR

Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations

ETFE

ethylene tetrafluoroethylene copolymer

F&DA

Food and Drugs Act

gamma-HCH

Gamma hexachlorocyclohexane (lindane)

GAPS

Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling

GEF

Global Environment Facility

HBB

Hexabromobiphenyl

HCB

Hexachlorobenzene

hepta-BDE

Heptabromodiphenyl ether

hexa-BDE

Hexabromodiphenyl ether

IADN

Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network

LRTAP

Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution

NAP

National Action Plan (on unintentionally produced POPs, under the Stockholm Convention)

NAPS

National Air Pollution Surveillance

NCP

Northern Contaminants Program

NIP

National Implementation Plan (under the Stockholm Convention)

NPRI

National Pollutant Release Inventory

Octa-BDE

Octabromodiphenyl ether

PBDEs

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

PCBs

Polychlorinated biphenyls

PCP

Pentachlorophenol

PCPA

Pest Control Products Act

PeCB

Pentachlorobenzene

penta-BDE

Pentabromodiphenyl ether

PFOS

Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (also used for this acid, its salts and POSF)

PFOSF

Perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride

PMRA

Pest Management Regulatory Agency

POPs

Persistent organic pollutants

tetra-BDE

Tetrabromodiphenyl ether

UPOPs

Unintentionally produced persistent organic pollutants