Download or read book Canada United States Strategy for the Virtual Elimination of Persistent Toxic Substances in the Great Lakes Basin written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Virtual Elimination of Pollution from Toxic Substances written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ORIGINS OF THE CONCEPT The origins of the concept of virtual elimination are unclear, but it seems to have first appeared during final closed negotiations leading to the 1978 update to the 1972 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) between the United States and Canada.(1). [...] DEFINING VIRTUAL ELIMINATION By its Fifth Biennial Report to the Parties (1990), the IJC had become very concerned about the problem of toxic chemicals in the Great Lakes, and it urged the Parties to "take every available action to stop the inflow of persistent toxic substances into the Great Lakes environment." In 1991, the Commission set up a Virtual Elimination Task Force to investigate the req [...] Seen in this light, the Commission believes that virtual elimination is the necessary and reasonable goal, and zero discharge, or nil human input, is the necessary and not unreasonable tactic for achievement of the virtual elimination strategy.(8) THE BINATIONAL STRATEGY The IJC's Seventh Biennial Report adopted the Task Force's work in toto and further recommended that: Governments adopt a specif [...] The challenge reductions, therefore, do not amount in and of themselves to virtual elimination but are interim goals toward that end.(11) In Canada, the federal government and the Government of Ontario cooperate toward achieving the goals of the GLWQA through the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA). [...] Section 77(4) of CEPA 1999 makes virtual elimination mandatory: (4) Where the Ministers [i.e., the federal ministers of Environment and Health] propose to take the measure referred to in paragraph (2)(c) in respect of a substance and the Ministers are satisfied that (a) the substance is persistent and bioaccumulative in accordance with the regulations, (b) the presence of the substance in the envi.
Download or read book Virtual Elimination of Pollution from Toxic Substances written by Tim Williams and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Economic Instruments for the Virtual Elimination of Persistent Toxic Substances in the Great Lakes Basin written by International Joint Commission and published by Windsor, Ont. : International Joint Commission. This book was released on 1994 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Persistent Toxic Substances written by International Joint Commission and published by [Windsor, Ont.] : The Task Force. This book was released on 1991 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report on Great Lakes Water Quality written by Great Lakes Water Quality Board and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Prescription for Healthy Great Lakes written by National Wildlife Federation and published by Washington, D.C. : National Wildlife Federation. This book was released on 1991 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Recommended Strategy for Toxic Substances Control in the Great Lakes Basin written by United States. Great Lakes Basin Commission and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Priorities and Progress Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Implementation of the United States Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pollution Solutions written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Persistent Toxic Substances Across the Canada United States Border written by G. Thornburn and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Joint Commission was established by the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty to assist the governments of the US and Canada in preventing and resolving disputes along their border. Since the signing of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement in 1972, the Commission and the two governments have had significant experience - from scientific, managerial, and public involvement perspectives - dealing with the problem of toxic chemicals in the Great Lakes Ecosystem. This paper examines the recommendations proposed by the commission concerning persistent toxic substances. The author then identifies six fundamental dilemmas that society must face in dealing with persistent and bioaccumulative chemicals. These are: (1) the use of science in the debate on toxics, (2) how economics is factored into decisions about toxics, (3) long term costs versus short term economic and social values, (4) the concept of reverse onus, (5) social discontinuity as change occurs, and (6) the political will of governments. While the US and Canada have made progress in diminishing the quantities of the most egregious pollutants, there is still significant work to be done in the Great Lakes region, as well as in other areas along the Canada-US border and throughout the world.
Download or read book A Prescription for Healthy Great Lakes written by Program for Zero Discharge and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Marine Mammal Commission Compendium of Selected Treaties International Agreements and Other Relevant Documents on Marine Resources Wildlife and the Environment written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 1388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hydropolitical Vulnerability and Resilience Along International Waters written by and published by UNEP/Earthprint. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main problem in North America is the location of water resources relative to large population centers where the majority of the freshwater drains away from the bulk of the population. Climate variability and change is a reality. It raises the impact on variability and availability within the continent, which is characterized by its different climatic regions. The hydo-vulnerability of North America is tempered and governed by agreements, laws and institutions such as International Joint Commission (IJC) and International Boundary & Water Commission (IBWC), which have been created to resolve transboundary water issues in a cooperative manner for over a century, resulting in minimal conflicts in the region.
Download or read book Focus on International Joint Commission Activities written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
