Consultation in Progress

National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) Consultations

The NPRI is the only legislated, nationwide, publicly accessible inventory of its type in Canada. It was established in 1992 to improve public access to information on pollutants and polluters, evaluate releases and transfers of substances of concern, identify and take action on environmental priorities, and track progress in pollution prevention.

The RCEN has selected five delegates and one alternate to participate on the NPRI multi-stakeholder Work Group on Substances (WG), which participates in the process of improving the NPRI. Current challenges include: addressing dioxins and furans; alternate thresholds for some substances; and criteria air contaminants.

Selected ENGO Delegates:

• James W. White (Ecology Action Centre)
• Olga Schwartzkopf (Soil & Water Conservation Society, BC Chapter)
• Anne Mitchell (Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy CIELAP)
• Anna Tilman (STORM Coalition)
• John Jackson (Citizens' Network on Waste Management)
• Alternate: Linda Sheppard Whalen (Centre for Long-term Environmental Action in Nf/Ld)

2006-2007 ENGO Reports on the NPRI

• ENGO Perspectives on Issues and Problems
• Application of the National Pollutant Release Inventory to substances on the DSL
• Materials Flow Data
• Criteria Air Contaminants
• Communications
• NPRI and Mine Tailings and Waste Rock
• Alternate Thresholds Subgroup Report
• Criteria Air Contaminants Subgroup Report
• Challenges and Opportunities Subgroup Report
• Dioxins and Furans Subgroup Report
• Mining Subgroup Report
• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Subgroup Report
• Road Dust Subgroup Report

For more information, contact Philana Dollin, National Caucus Coordinator, tel.: (613) 728-9810 ext. 223.

Background Information

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