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Secondary Lead Smelter Release Regulations (SOR/91-155).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
1991
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Regulations respecting the release into the ambient air of lead from secondary lead smelters.
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Environment gen.
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Enforcement/compliance Pollution control Public health
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulations are made under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. In particular, the Regulations lay down provisions relating to the protection of the population from lead smelters. Section 3 establishes that the concentration of particulate matter that the owner or operator of a secondary lead smelter releases into the ambient air shall not exceed the amount listed in this section. The text consists of 15 sections and 2 Schedules.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999 (S.C. 1999, c. 33).

Legislation | Canada | 1999 (2019)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Framework law, Environmental planning, Marine pollution, Institution, Public participation, EIA, Indigenous peoples, Policy/planning, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Waste management, Freshwater resources management, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable use

Source: FAO, FAOLEX