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PRIORITY POLLUTANTS LIST [1 record]

Record 1 1996-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Environmental Law
  • Pollutants
OBS

The list of toxic chemicals that potentially pose the greatest threat to Canadians.

OBS

The Priority Substances Panel has assembled its recommendations for the 50 substances or groups of substances it believes should be placed on the Federal Priority Pollutants List. Compounds on the list will be assessed under the new Canadian Environmental Protection Act, proclaimed June 30th.

Key term(s)
  • List of priority pollutants

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Droit environnemental
  • Agents de pollution

Spanish

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