A review of criteria for evaluating ocean dumping permit applications with recommendations for future monitoring requirements / prepared for H. Nelson, Environmental Protection Service ; prepared by E.R....: En40-917/1981E-PDF
"Current legislation on ocean dumping in Canada and the United States was reviewed with emphasis on assessing the parameters used to evaluate ocean dumping permits. Generally, the review showed a trend towards the use of biological testing to assess possible ecological impacts of dredge spoil disposal. Scientific studies which pointed to the need for biological evaluations, and to the inadequacies of relying solely on chemical criteria (e.g. bulk chemical content) to assess dumping impacts were discussed"--Summary, page viii.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environmental Protection Service, issuing body. E.V.S. Consultants Ltd., consultant. |
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| Title | A review of criteria for evaluating ocean dumping permit applications with recommendations for future monitoring requirements / prepared for H. Nelson, Environmental Protection Service ; prepared by E.R. McGreer and D.E. Konasewich, E.V.S. Consultants Ltd. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Cover title. "Project #6510." Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | West Vancouver, B.C. : Environmental Protection Service, December, 1981. |
| Author / Contributor | McGreer, Eric Rae, 1950- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings)) |
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| Subject terms | Waste disposal in the ocean -- Canada. Environmental policy -- Canada. Déchets -- Élimination dans la mer -- Canada. Environnement -- Politique gouvernementale -- Canada. |
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