ES&E NEWS Chemicals of concern designated for the Great Lakes Canada’s Environment and Climate Change Minister, Catherine McKenna, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Gina McCarthy, have identified eight substances as chemicals of mutual concern under the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. These include hexabromocyclododecane, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonate, long-chain perfluorinated carboxylic acids, mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls, and short-chain chlorinated paraffins. Once a chemical has been designated, Canada and the United States develop and implement strategies to address the chemical, reporting every three years on its status.
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Canada commits $490 million to deal with harmful chemicals
The Chemicals Management Plan (CMP) is Canada’s comprehensive and integrated strategy for identifying and taking action on potentially harmful substances. Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, announced that $491.8 million will be provided over the next five years to complete the next phase of the CMP, which helps reduce the risks posed by chemicals to Canadians and the environment. The Federal Government will assess the remaining 1,550 substances of the 4,300 chemicals identified as priorities under the CMP. This includes research, assessing substances, testing products, evaluating older pesticides, and developing new environmental rules for pharmaceutical products by 2020.
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Toronto commissions new organic material processing facility Anaergia, W.S. Nicholls Construction, the Ontario Clean Water Agency and exp Services have been selected by the City of Toronto, to design, build, and operate its upgraded and expanded Dufferin Organics Processing Facility (DOPF). The original DOPF, which had been continued overleaf... www.esemag.com
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