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GEORGIA BASIN

PUGET SOUND

CONTAMINANT CONCERNS

PRIORITY CONTAMINANTS

POPs (General):

Legacy or Conventional POPs:

PCBs

PAHs

Dioxins and Furans

DDT

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)

Toxaphene

Lindane

New or Emerging POPs:

Alkylphenols and alkylphenol ethoxylates

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Phthalate Esters

Chlorinated Paraffins

Perfluorinated Compounds:

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)

Perfluorinated Carboxylic Acids (PFCAs)

Current-use Pesticides:

General Pesticides

Atrazine

Endosulfan

Wood Treatment Chemicals:

Wood Preservation Chemicals

Wood Protection or Anti-sapstain Chemicals

Organotin and Copper-based Antifouling Compounds:

Metals:

General

Cadmium

Chromium

Copper

Manganese

Mercury

Nickel

Silver

Zinc

Nitrogen-based Nutrients:

Wood Extractives:

Bisphenol A

Ethylene Glycol

Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products:

Phytoestrogens:

Endocrine Disrupting Compounds:

 

SOURCES OF CONTAMINANTS

General Source Information

Pulp and Paper Mills and Lumber Mills

Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

Combined Sewer Overflows

Stormwater and Urban Runoff

Agricultural Runoff

Boating Activity

On-Site Sewage Systems (Septic Systems)

Atmospheric Deposition

Aquaculture Facilities

Contaminated Sites

 

IMPACTS OF CONTAMINANTS

 

ISSUES AND CONCERNS

 

WHAT IS BEING DONE?

GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES

Federal Government Initiatives:

Federal Legislation:

 

Provincial Government Initiatives:

Provincial Legislation:

 

 

Regional Government Initiatives:

Metro Vancouver

Fraser Valley Regional District

Nanaimo Regional District

City of Burnaby

City of Vancouver