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1999 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development

1999 Report—Chapter 4

Appendix—Summary of Substances Managed by Environment Canada

Priority Substances

No.

  Management Tools

Reporting Mechanisms

Voluntary Initiatives

Control Measures

Industry Challenges

Codes of
Practice

Regulations
(Under CEPA Fisheries Act and PCPA)

ARET

MOUs

TSMP Track 1 Substances

1 Aldrin*

2

2 Chlordane*

2

3 DDT** (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane)   2      
4 Dieldrin*   2      
5 Endrin**   1      
6 Heptachlor*   1      
7 Hexachlorobenzene* x 4     ARET
8 Mirex*   2      
9 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) x 5 1 current 1 ARET
10 Polychlorinated dibenzo-furans   1 1 proposed 2  
11 Polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins 1 1 proposed 2
12 Toxaphene**   2      
  Other Priority Substances          
13 1,1,1 -trichloroethane (methyl chloroform)   4 2 current 1  
14 1,2-dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride) x 3     ARET
NPRI
15 1,6-dinitropyrene x 3     ARET
16 1,8-dinitropyrene x 3     ARET
17 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran x 3     ARET
18 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin x 3   ARET
19 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine (DCB) x 4     ARET
20 (4-chlorophenyl)cyclopropylmethanone, 0-[(4-nitrophenyl) methyl]oxime          
21 4,4-methylenebis (2-chloroaniline) x 4     ARET
NPRI
22 7H-dibenzo(c,g)carbazole x 4     ARET
23 Alkyl-lead          
24 Arsenic and its compounds** x 5 1 current
1 to revise
2 proposed 		2 ARET
NPRI
25 Asbestos x 3   1 ARET
NPRI
26 Benz(a)anthracene x 3     ARET
27 Benzene x 6 3 current
2 proposed 		1 ARET
NPRI
28 Benzidine x 3   under
development 		ARET
29 Benzo(a)pyrene x 4     ARET
30 Benzo(b)fluoranthene x 4     ARET
31 Benzo(e)pyrene   x   4       ARET
  32   Benzo(g,h,i)perylene   x   4       ARET
  33   Benzo(j)fluoranthene   x   4       ARET
  34   Benzo(k)fluoranthene   x   4       ARET
  35   Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
(dioctyl phthalate) 		  x   4   1 current     ARET
NPRI
  36   Bis (chloromethyl) ether   x   3     1   ARET
  37   Bromochlorodifluoromethane     2     1  
  38   Bromofluorocarbons     1     1  
  39   Bromotrifluoromethane     2     1  
40 Cadmium and its compounds** x 5 1 current
1 to revise
2 proposed 		  ARET
NPRI
41 Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane) x 4 1 current 1 ARET
NPRI
  42   Chlorinated wastewater effluents     1      
  43   Chlorobiphenyls         1  
  44   Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)     2     1  
  45   Chloromethyl methyl ether     1     1  
  46   Chrysene   x   4       ARET
  47   Creosote-contaminated sites     1     1  
  48   Dibenz(a,h)anthracene   x   4       ARET
  49   Dibenz(a,j)acridine   x   4       ARET
  50   Dibenzo(a,i)pyrene   x   3       ARET
  51   Dibenzofuran     1     1  
  52   Dibenzo-para-dioxin     1     1  
  53   Dibromotetrafluoroethane     2     1  
54 Dichloromethane (methylene chloride) x 5 2 current
1 proposed 		  ARET
NPRI
  55   Dodecachloropentacyclo decane     1     1  
  56   Effluents from pulp mills using bleaching     1      
  57   Fluoranthene   x   3       ARET
  58   Fluorides (inorganic)     1      
  59   Fuel containing toxic substances     1     1  
  60   Hexachlorocyclohexane (alpha)   x   4       ARET
  61   Hexachlorocyclohexane (gamma)   x   4       ARET
62 Hexavalent chromium compounds
(Chromium (Cr6+))*** 		  3 1 to revise
2 proposed 		  ARET
NPRI
  63   Hydrobromofluorocarbons     1     1  
  64   Hydrochlorofluorocarbons         1  
  65   Indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene   x   4       ARET
66 Lead and its compounds x 5 1 current
1 to revise
2 proposed 		2 ARET
NPRI
67 Mercury and its compounds** x 1 1 current
1 to revise
2 proposed 		3 ARET
NPRI
  68   Methyl Bromide (Bromomethane)     2     2  
  69   Methyl mercury   x   3       ARET
70 Nickel and its compounds** x 5 1 current
1 to revise
2 proposed 		1 ARET
NPRI
  71   Octachlorostyrene   x   4       ARET
  72   Pentachlorophenol   x   4     1   ARET
  73   Perylene   x   4       ARET
  74   Phenanthrene   x   4       ARET
  75   Polybrominated Biphenyls     1     1  
  76   Polychlorinated Terphenyls     1     1  
  77   Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)****     2       ARET
  78   Pyrene   x   4       ARET
  79   Refractory ceramic fibre     1      
  80   Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins     1      
81 Perchloroethylene
(Tetrachloroethylene) 		x 6 3 current under
development 		ARET
NPRI
  82   Tributyltin   x   4     1   ARET
83 Trichloroethylene
(1,1,2-trichloroethylene) 		x 4 1 current under development ARET
NPRI
  84   Vinyl Chloride     2     1   NPRI
Other Toxic Substances
  85   1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane   x   2       ARET
  86   1,2-dichlorobut-3-ene   x   2       ARET
  87   1,2-diphenylhydrazine   x   2       ARET
88 1,3-butadiene x 2     ARET
NPRI
  89   1,3-dichloropropene   x   2     1   ARET
90 1,4-dichlorobenzene
(p-Dichlorobenzene) 		x 4     ARET
NPRI
91 1,4-dioxane x 2     ARET
NPRI
  92   1-bromo-2-chloroethane   x   2       ARET
  93   1-chloro-4-nitrobenzene   x   2       ARET
  94   2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol   x   2       ARET
  95   2,4,6-trichlorophenol   x   3       ARET
96 2,4-dichlorophenol x 2     ARET
NPRI
97 2,4-dinitrotoluene x 4     ARET
NPRI
  98   2,6-dimethylphenol   x   1       ARET
99 2,6-dinitrotoluene x 2   ARET
NPRI
  100   2-methylpyridine   x   2       ARET
  101   2-naphthylamine   x   1       ARET
102 2-nitropropane x 3 1   ARET
NPRI
103 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol x 2     ARET
NPRI
  104   4-aminoazobenzene   x   2       ARET
  105   4-aminobiphenyl   x   2       ARET
  106   4-nitrosomorpholine   x   1       ARET
  107   7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene   x   2       ARET
108 Acetaldehyde x 2     ARET
NPRI
  109   Acetamide   x   2       ARET
  110   Acrolein   x   2     1   ARET
111 Acrylamide x 2     ARET
NPRI
112 Acrylonitrile x 2     ARET
NPRI
113 Alpha-chlorotoluene (Benzyl chloride) x 2     ARET
NPRI
114 Aniline x 2     ARET
NPRI
115 Anthracene x 4     ARET
NPRI
  116   Benzo(a)fluorene   x   2       ARET
  117   Benzo(b)fluorene   x   2       ARET
  118   Beryllium   x   4       ARET
  119   Bis (2-chloroethyl) ether   x   2       ARET
  120   Bromodichloromethane   x   1       ARET
121 Chlorine dioxide x 2   1 ARET
NPRI
  122   Chlorodibromomethane   x   2       ARET
123 Chloroform x 3 1   ARET
NPRI
124 Chromium and its compounds**   5 1 current
1 proposed 		 
NPRI
125 Cobalt** x 4 2   ARET
NPRI
126 Copper and its compounds** x 5 1 2 ARET
NPRI
127 Cyanides x 3 1   ARET
NPRI
  128   Dibenz(a,h)acridine   x   2       ARET
  129   Dimethylnaphthalene   x   2       ARET
  130   Dimethylphenol (mixed isomers)   x   2       ARET
  131   Dinitropyrene     1      
  132   Di-n-octyl phthalate     2   1     NPRI
133 Epichlorohydrin x 2     ARET
NPRI
  134   Ethanol   x   2       ARET
135 Ethylene dibromide
(1,2-dibromoethane) 		x 3     ARET
136 Ethylene oxide x 2   1 ARET
NPRI
137 Ethylene thiourea x 2     ARET
NPRI
138 Formaldehyde x 4 2 1 ARET
NPRI
  139   Gamma benzene hexachloride (Lindane)     3      
  140   Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD)     2      
141 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene x 2     ARET
NPRI
142 Hydrazine x 2     ARET
NPRI
  143   Hydrogen sulphide   x   2       ARET
144 Methyl isobutyl ketone x 3 1   ARET
NPRI
  145   N-Dodecane   x   2       ARET
  146   N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)   x   2       ARET
  147   N-nitroso-di-n-propylamine   x   2       ARET
148 N-nitrosodiphenylamine x 2     ARET
NPRI
  149   O-anisidine   x   2       ARET
150 Phenol x 5 1   ARET
NPRI
151 Quinoline x 2     ARET
NPRI
152 Silver and its compounds** x 6 2   ARET
NPRI
153 Tetraethyl lead***** x 2     ARET
NPRI
154 Tetramethylthiuram disulphide x 2     ARET
155 Thiourea x 3 1   ARET
NPRI
156 Toluene diisocyanate x 2     ARET
NPRI
157 Uranium (inorganic, inhalable, soluble) x 2     ARET
158 Vanadium (fume or dust) 2 1 NPRI
159 Vinyl Bromide x 2     ARET
160 Zinc and its compounds** x 5 1 2 ARET
NPRI

* Track 1 substances no longer registered as pesticides under the Pest Control Products Act .
Mirex was never registered as a pesticide in Canada.

** Only some compounds of these metals were assessed and listed under the ARET program (usually inorganic soluble inhalable compounds).

*** Addressed as chromium compounds under NPRI.

**** Addressed as a group of substances under ARET

***** Addressed as lead and its compounds under NPRI.