Download or read book Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for Contaminated Sites Human Health Effects Inorganic Arsenic written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document provides the supporting scientific rationale required to accept or modify the interim soil criteria in the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment Soil Quality Guidelines as final environmental quality criteria for arsenic. The document reviews the sources & emissions of arsenic, its distribution & behaviour in the environment, and its toxicological effects on humans and experimental animals. Human health soil quality guidelines are then derived for residential land/parkland, agricultural (residential use of farm property), commercial, and industrial land uses and the use of groundwater for drinking.
Download or read book Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for Arsenic written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Arsenic in Drinking Water written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-12-26 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having safe drinking water is important to all Americans. The Environmental Protection Agency's decision in the summer of 2001 to delay implementing a new, more stringent standard for the maximum allowable level for arsenic in drinking water generated a great deal of criticism and controversy. Ultimately at issue were newer data on arsenic beyond those that had been examined in a 1999 National Research Council report. EPA asked the National Research Council for an evaluation of the new data available. The committee's analyses and conclusions are presented in Arsenic in Drinking Water: 2001 Update. New epidemiological studies are critically evaluated, as are new experimental data that provide information on how and at what level arsenic in drinking water can lead to cancer. The report's findings are consistent with those of the 1999 report that found high risks of cancer at the previous federal standard of 50 parts per billion. In fact, the new report concludes that men and women who consume water containing 3 parts per billion of arsenic daily have about a 1 in 1,000 increased risk of developing bladder or lung cancer during their lifetime.
Download or read book A Protocol for the Derivation of Environmental and Human Health Soil Quality Guidelines written by Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. Subcommittee on Environmental Quality Criteria for Contaminated Sites and published by Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. This book was released on 1996 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document provides the rationale and guidance for developing environmental and human health soil quality guidelines for contaminated sites in Canada. It begins with background information on the National Contaminated Sites Remediation Program assessment and remediation framework, including the scientific tools developed to help assess and remediate contaminated sites. Information on the principles behind the soil quality guidelines derivation protocol is also included. This is followed by description of the processes for deriving environmental and human health guidelines. The protocol considers the effects of contaminated soil exposure on human and ecological receptors for given land uses (agricultural, residential/parkland, commercial, and industrial). The final section gives guidance on derivation of the final soil quality guideline. Appendices include information on methods and models employed in the ecological sections of the document, and on check mechanisms for indirect exposure from soil contaminants for the human health guidelines.
Download or read book Canadian Soil Quality Criteria for Contaminated Sites written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health written by Canada. National Guidelines and Standards Office and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides the scientific supporting information & rationale for the development of Canadian soil quality guidelines for the protection of environmental health for toluene, ethylbenzene, & xylenes (TEX). Information is provided on TEX physical & chemical properties, analytical methods, TEX production & uses, global sources of TEX, sources & levels of TEX in the Canadian environment, environmental fate & behaviour of TEX in soil & water, and behaviour & effects in biota (terrestrial plants & invertebrates, soil microbes, livestock & wildlife), and behaviour & effects of TEX in humans & mammals, including uptake, metabolism, elimination, & toxicity. The final sections describe how the soil quality guidelines for TEX were derived and set out the guidelines for agricultural, residential/parkland, commercial, and industrial land use. Areas for future research are also summarized.
Download or read book Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Federal Approach to Contaminated Sites written by Canada. Contaminated Sites Management Working Group and published by Le Groupe de travail. This book was released on 1999 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document has been developed to provide a common federal approach to managing contaminated sites under federal custody. The intended audience for this approach is managers & operational personnel who are responsible for managing contaminated sites on federal lands. The approach incorporates risk-based environmental management which assesses risks to human health & the natural environment under current & intended-use scenarios and implements risk management solutions considered to be protective of those risks. Objectives, methodologies, and intended outputs are described for ten steps of the approach, from identification of suspect sites through detailed testing to final reporting & long-term monitoring. Appendices include a list of guidance documents and generic statements of work for various steps of the approach.
Download or read book Environmental Health Perspectives written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 1252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Canadian soil quality guidelines trichloroethylene written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for the protection of environmental health for TCE were originally published by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) in 1997 (CCME 1997). [...] This document contains an updated review of information on the chemical and physical properties of trichloroethylene, a review of sources and emissions in Canada, the distribution and behaviour of trichloroethylene in the environment, and the toxicological effects of trichloroethylene on microbial processes, plants, and animals - including humans. [...] These values are nationally endorsed through the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) and are recommended for toxic substances and other parameters (e.g., nutrients, pH) of concern in the ambient environment. [...] Although the NCSRP program officially ended in March of 1995, the development of soil quality guidelines was pursued under the direction of the CCME Soil Quality Guidelines Task Group because of the continued need for national soil quality guidelines for the management of soil quality (with a particular focus on remediation of contaminated sites). [...] The guidelines originally published in that document have since been revised and were superseded by the Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for the protection of environmental and human health published by CCME in October of 1999 (CCME 1999).
Download or read book Canadian Soil Quality Criteria for Contaminated Sites written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Trace Elements in Soils written by Peter Hooda and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trace elements occur naturally in soils and some are essential nutrients for plant growth as well as human and animal health. However, at elevated levels, all trace elements become potentially toxic. Anthropogenic input of trace elements into the natural environment therefore poses a range of ecological and health problems. As a result of their persistence and potential toxicity, trace elements continue to receive widespread scientific and legislative attention. Trace Elements in Soils reviews the latest research in the field, providing a comprehensive overview of the chemistry, analysis, fate and regulation of trace elements in soils, as well as remediation strategies for contaminated soil. The book is divided into four sections: • Basic principles, processes, sampling and analytical aspects: presents an overview including general soil chemistry, soil sampling, analysis, fractionation and speciation. • Long-term issues, impacts and predictive modelling: reviews major sources of metal inputs, the impact on soil ecology, trace element deficient soils and chemical speciation modelling. • Bioavailability, risk assessment and remediation: discusses bioavailability, regulatory limits and cleanup technology for contaminated soils including phytoremediation and trace element immobilization. • Characteristics and behaviour of individual elements Written as an authoritative guide for scientists working in soil science, geochemistry, environmental science and analytical chemistry, the book is also a valuable resource for professionals involved in land management, environmental planning, protection and regulation.
Download or read book Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality written by and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Malathion is a registered insecticide and acaricide used on a wide variety of sites including agricultural and non-agricultural sites. In 2018 (the most recent year for which data are available), over 25 000 kg of malathion was sold in Canada. Malathion may be released into surface water or soil as runoff from the application site. Malathion is not usually found in drinking water sources in Canada. Low levels of malathion have been found in several Canadian provinces. The maximum reported concentrations are well below the MAC. Malathion is rarely detected in foods"--Executive summary.
Download or read book A Protocol for the Derivation of Ecological Effects Based and Human Health Based Soil Quality Criteria for Contaminated Sites written by Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment and published by Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Review and Comparison of A Protocol for the Derivation of Ecological Effects based and Human Health based Soil Quality Criteria for Contaminated Sites July 1993 written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two documents dealing with clean-up standards for contaminated sites were issued for comment. a) A generic protocol for deriving soil quality criteria, issued by the Subcommittee on Environmental Quality Criteria for Contaminated Sites, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME). b) A proposed quality criterion for lead in Ontario soils, issued by the Advisory Committee on Environmental Standards, Ontario Ministry of the Environment an d Energy (MOEE). This review critiques each of the consultation documents from the perspective of the housing sector, with a special emphasis on soils in urban centres. For each document, the review summarizes the rationale in layperson's terms, identifies the relative strengths of the arguments of which it is comprised and identifies the limitations for appropriateness from the viewpoint of the housing sector. Finally, the report compares derivation methods contained in the documents. The major difference between the two documents in terms of derivation methodology, is that the CCME protocol uses an approach based on risks to human health and ecology, while the lead rationale is based solely on health concerns. In terms of the application of the criteria, it appears that the Ontario lead rationale will be more restrictive vis-à-vis housing development.
Download or read book Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health written by Canada. Environmental Quality Branch. National Guidelines and Standards Office and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for Pentachlorophenol Environmental and Human Health written by Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. Subcommittee on Environmental Quality Criteria for Contaminated Sites and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
