Sources of toxic substances

A substance can enter the environment in several ways. It could be released to the environment as a contaminant or by-product of a manufacturing activity, as a result of the use of a product containing the substance or from the use of the substance by an industrial process or facility activity.

Click on the links below to discover what substances are managed under each source.

• Management of toxic substances: forest products industry
• Cleaner vehicles, engines and fuels
• Management of toxic substances: incineration sector
• Management of toxic substances: dry cleaning sector
• Management of toxic substances: chemical management plan for the automotive manufacturing sector
• Management of toxic substances: industrial, commerical and consumer products sector
• Management of toxic substances: base metals smelting sector
• Management of toxic substances: wet processing textile industry sector
• Management of toxic substances: solvent degreasing sector
• Management of toxic substances: sterilization sector
• Management of toxic substances: wood preservation sector
• Management of toxic substances: steel manufacturing sector