00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.827542 CaOODSP 20221107144830 cr ||||||||||| 161115s2016 onc||||| f00| 0 eng d 978-0-660-06807-7 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- E95-2/28-2016E-PDF Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Great Lakes Basin [electronic resource] : reducing risks to human health and the environment. Ottawa : International Joint Commission, 2016. 19 p. Issued also in French under title: Les polybromodiphényléthers (PBDE) dans le bassin des Grands Lacs : réduire les risques pour la santé humaine et l'environnement. "November 2016." This report provides recommendations from the International Joint Commission to the governments of Canada and the United States with regard to the development of a strategy to address polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Great Lakes. The recommendations are offered in accordance with the IJC’s responsibility under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement to tender advice and recommendations to the Parties (the US and Canadian governments) on matters covered under the Annexes of the Agreement and approaches and options that the Parties may consider to improve effectiveness in achieving the purpose and objectives of this Agreement. This work particularly relates to General Objective (iv), which declares that waters of the Great Lakes should “be free from pollutants in quantities or concentrations that could be harmful to human health, wildlife, or aquatic organisms, through direct exposure or indirect exposure through the food chain.” gccst Chemicals gccst Pollutants Canada. International Joint Commission. Les polybromodiphényléthers (PBDE) dans le bassin des Grands Lacs (CaOODSP)9.827544 PDF 957 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/cmi-ijc/E95-2-28-2016-eng.pdf