Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : releases of harmful substances to water. : En4-144/81-2023E-PDF
"The release of some substances to the environment can harm human health, wildlife and biological diversity. Toxic metals released to water can enter the food web and accumulate in the tissues of living organisms. Exposure to these substances, even in small amounts, can be hazardous to both humans and wildlife. Mercury and its compounds, lead, and inorganic cadmium compounds are listed as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The Releases of harmful substances to water indicator reports facility-based releases of these substances to water"--Page 5.
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Ministère/Organisme | Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada, issuing body. |
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Titre | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : releases of harmful substances to water. |
Variante du titre | Releases of harmful substances to water : Canadian environmental sustainability indicators |
Type de publication | Monographie |
Langue | [Anglais] |
Autres langues publiées | [Français] |
Édition précédente | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : |
Format | Électronique |
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Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Indicateurs canadiens de durabilité de l'environnement : rejets de substances nocives dans l'eau. Caption title. "Project code: EC23015." Includes bibliographical references. |
Information sur la publication | Gatineau QC : Environment and Climate Change Canada = Environnement et changement climatique Canada, September 2023. ©2023 |
Description | 1 online resource (30 pages) : maps, graphs |
ISBN | 9780660680330 |
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Descripteurs | Heavy metals -- Environmental aspects -- Canada -- Statistics. Water -- Pollution -- Canada -- Statistics. Environmental indicators -- Canada. |
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