PCB Regulations

Marginal note:Application — concentration of 50 mg/kg or more

• 18 (1) Subject to subsection (3), this Part applies to all solids and liquids containing PCBs in a concentration of 50 mg/kg or more that are located at a particular site if the liquids or solids are present in a quantity greater than or equal to

  • (a) 100 L, in the case of liquids; and

  • (b) 100 kg, in the case of solids.

• Marginal note:Application — quantity of 1 kg or more

  (2) Subject to subsection (3), this Part also applies to all solids and liquids containing PCBs in a concentration of 50 mg/kg or more that are located at a particular site in a quantity of less than 100 L, in the case of liquids, and 100 kg, in the case of solids, if the total quantity of PCBs contained in the liquids or the solids or in the liquids and solids combined, determined in accordance with the following formulas, as applicable, is 1 kg or more:

  • (a) in the case of liquids,

    Σ((V × D × C)) ÷ 1 000 000

    where

    V

    is the volume of each liquid containing PCBs in a given concentration, expressed in L,

    D

    is the density of PCBs in each liquid as follows:

    • (i) 0.9 kg/L, if the concentration of PCBs in the liquid is less than 10 000 mg/kg, and

    • (ii) 1.5 kg/L, if the concentration of PCBs in the liquid is 10 000 mg/kg or more, and

    C

    is the concentration of PCBs in each liquid, expressed in mg/kg; and

  • (b) in the case of solids,

    Σ((M × C)) ÷ 1 000 000

    where

    M

    is the weight of each solid containing PCBs in a given concentration, expressed in kg, and

    C

    is the concentration of PCBs in each solid, expressed in mg/kg.

• Marginal note:Non-application

  (3) This Part does not apply in respect of the following products containing PCBs:

  • (a) solid or liquid products that are processed daily or used;

  • (b) pipelines that transport natural gas, petroleum or petroleum products, and any associated equipment that is in contact with the natural gas, petroleum or petroleum products, if they remain in place on September 5, 2008; and

  • (c) cables, if they remain in place on September 5, 2008.