Pulp and Paper Mill Defoamer and Wood Chip Regulations (SOR/92-268)

2 In these Regulations,

Act

Act means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; (Loi)

chlorine bleaching process

chlorine bleaching process means a process using chlorine, chlorine dioxide or chlorine bleach to bleach pulp in a mill; (procédé de blanchiment au chlore)

defoamer

defoamer means any product that contains dibenzofuran or dibenzo-para-dioxin and that is added to the water-pulp mixture during the manufacture of pulp in a mill to prevent the production of foam or reduce the amount of foam that would otherwise be produced; (additif antimousse)

dibenzofuran

dibenzofuran means the dibenzofuran described in item 15 of the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 to the Act; (dibenzofuranne)

dibenzo-para-dioxin

dibenzo-para-dioxin means the dibenzo-para-dioxin described in item 14 of the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 to the Act; (dibenzo-para-dioxine)

mill

mill means a plant that produces pulp, paper, paperboard, hardboard, insulating or building board; (fabrique)

operator

operator means the person in charge of the operation of a mill; (exploitant)

ppb

ppb means parts per billion, being parts per 10⁹ parts by weight; (ppb)

polychlorinated phenols

polychlorinated phenols means phenol and salts of phenol in which at least two phenyl hydrogen atoms are replaced by chlorine atoms; (phénols polychlorés)

wood chips

wood chips includes sawdust, shavings and other wood residues used to manufacture pulp in a mill. (copeaux de bois)