Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Great Lakes Basin : reducing risks to human health and the environment.: E95-2/28-2016E-PDF
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.”
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| Department/Agency | Canada. International Joint Commission. |
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| Title | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Great Lakes Basin : reducing risks to human health and the environment. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | 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." |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : International Joint Commission, 2016. |
| Description | 19 p. |
| ISBN | 978-0-660-06807-7 |
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| Subject terms | Chemicals Pollutants |