Arsenic and its compounds / Government of Canada, Health and Welfare Canada, Environment Canada.: En40-215/14E-PDF

"Based on these considerations, the Ministers of the Environment and of National Health and Welfare have concluded that the current concentrations of inorganic arsenic in Canada may be harmful to the environment and may constitute a danger in Canada to human life or health. Therefore, "arsenic and its compounds" (as specified above) are considered to be toxic as interpreted under section 11 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)"--Synopsis, p. vii.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Environment Canada.
Canada. Health and Welfare Canada.
Title Arsenic and its compounds / Government of Canada, Health and Welfare Canada, Environment Canada.
Variant title At head of title : Canadian Environmental Protection Act
Series title Priority substances list assessment report ;no. [14]
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Other formats Paper-[English]
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: L’arsenic et ses composés.
Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
Includes bibliographic references.
Issued also in printed form.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Minister of Supply and Services Canada, c1993.
Description vii, 56 p. : charts.
Catalogue number
  • En40-215/14E-PDF
Subject terms Toxic substances
Environmental impact
Environmental law
Environmental protection
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