Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans Regulations (SOR/92-267)

2 In these Regulations,

Act

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

chlorine bleaching plant

chlorine bleaching plant means a plant in a mill where pulp is bleached by chlorine or chlorine dioxide; (usine de blanchiment au chlore)

effluent flowrate

effluent flowrate means the quantity of an effluent produced by a mill in one day, measured in cubic metres; (débit)

final effluent

final effluent means any water that contains intermediate effluent that is released from a mill and discharged directly into the environment or into an off-site treatment system; (effluent terminal)

intermediate effluent

intermediate effluent means any water that is released during any of the processes in a chlorine bleaching plant; (effluent intermédiaire)

measurable concentration of 2,3,7,8-TCDD

measurable concentration of 2,3,7,8-TCDD means a concentration of 2,3,7,8-TCDD that is greater than the level of quantification as defined in the Reference Method; (concentration mesurable de 2,3,7,8-TCDD)

measurable concentration of 2,3,7,8-TCDF

measurable concentration of 2,3,7,8-TCDF means a concentration of 2,3,7,8-TCDF that is greater than the level of quantification as defined in the Reference Method and that, when multiplied by 0.1, exceeds 5 ppq; (concentration mesurable de 2,3,7,8-TCDF)

mill

mill means a factory that contains a chlorine bleaching plant and that produces pulp or paper products, and any effluent treatment plant that is owned by the owner of that factory; (fabrique)

off-site treatment system

off-site treatment system means an effluent treatment plant, other than a mill, that treats final effluent from a mill; (installation extérieure de traitement)

operator

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

paper products

paper products includes paper, coated paper, paperboard, hardboard, boxboard, linerboard, insulating board, building board, corrugated medium, tissue or moulded cellulose product but does not include a regenerated cellulose product; (produits du papier)

ppq

ppq means parts per quadrillion, being parts per 10¹⁵ parts; (ppq)

Reference Method

Reference Method means the Reference Method for the Determination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-para-dioxins (PCDDs) and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in Pulp and Paper Mill Effluents, published by the Department of the Environment, Report EPS 1/RM/19, 1992, as amended from time to time; (méthode de référence)

2,3,7,8-substituted PCDDs

2,3,7,8-substituted PCDDs means any polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxin that has the molecular formula C₁₂H_8-nC1_n0₂, in which “n” is not less than 4 and not more than 8 and chlorine atoms are located at the 2,3,7,8 positions on the molecule; (PCDD chlorées aux positions 2,3,7 et 8)

2,3,7,8-substituted PCDFs

2,3,7,8-substituted PCDFs means any polychlorinated dibenzofuran that has the molecular formula C₁₂H_8-nCl_n0, in which “n” is not less than 4 and not more than 8 and chlorine atoms are located at the 2,3,7,8 positions on the molecule; (PCDF chlorés aux positions 2,3,7 et 8)

total PCDDs

total PCDDs means the sum of the concentrations of all polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxin congeners that have the molecular formula C₁₂H_8-nCl_n0₂, in which “n” is not less than 4 and not more than 8; (PCDD totales)

total PCDFs

total PCDFs means the sum of the concentrations of all polychlorinated dibenzofuran congeners that have the molecular formula C₁₂H_8-nC1_n0, in which “n” is not less than 4 and not more than 8; (PCDF totaux)

2,3,7,8-TCDD

2,3,7,8-TCDD means 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin; (2,3,7,8-TCDD)

2,3,7,8-TCDF

2,3,7,8-TCDF means 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran. (2,3,7,8-TCDF)