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Screening assessment - internationally classified substance grouping

27 May 2016

You are asked to: • Exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced; • Indicate both the complete title of the materials reproduced, as well as the author organization; and • Indicate that the reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and that the reproduction has not been produced in affiliation with or with the endorsemen [...] Cresols Synopsis Pursuant to sections 68 or 74 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), the Ministers of the Environment and Climate Change and of Health have conducted a screening assessment of the group of substances listed in the table below, referred to collectively as the cresols (phenol, methyl-) sub- group. [...] Manufacture of cresols in the 2011 calendar year was in the range of 100 000 to 1 000 000 kg, while imports were in the range of 10 000 to 100 000 kg according to surveys under section 71 of CEPA. [...] Margins of exposure between effect levels in animal studies and estimates of inhalation exposure to individuals in the vicinity of industrial sites were considered adequate to address uncertainties in the health effects and exposure databases. [...] Cresols 1. Introduction Pursuant to sections 68 or 74 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) (Canada 1999), the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and the Minister of Health conduct screening assessments of substances to determine whether these substances present or may present a risk to the environment or to human health.
health agriculture environment air pollution water natural resources biodegradation chemicals chemistry environmental monitoring environmental pollution ecosystem livestock farming emissions emission anaerobic digestion anthropogenic pharmaceutical exposure assessment chemical substance chemical abstracts service atsdr aquatic toxicology aquatic toxicity bioconcentration cresylic acids cresylic acid methylphenol
ISBN
9780660054063
Pages
142
Published in
Gatineau, QC

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