Cadmium and its compounds - PSL1

Environment Canada
Health Canada
1994
ISBN: 0-662-22046-3
Cat. No.: En 40-215/40E

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Canadian Environmental Protection Act

Table of Contents

• Synopsis
• 1.0 Introduction
• 2.0 Summary of Information Critical to Assessment of "Toxic"
  • 2.1 Identity, Properties, Production and Uses
  • 2.2 Entry into the Environment
  • 2.3 Exposure-related Information
    • 2.3.1 Fate
    • 2.3.2 Concentrations
  • 2.4 Effects-related Information
    • 2.4.1 Experimental Animals and in vitro
    • 2.4.2 Humans
    • 2.4.3 Ecotoxicology
  • 3.0 Assessment of "Toxic" under CEPA
    • 3.1 CEPA 11(a): Environment
    • 3.2 CEPA 11(b): Environment on Which Human Life Depends
    • 3.3 CEPA 11(c): Human Life or Health
      • 3.3.1 Exposure
      • 3.3.2 Effects
    • 3.4 Conclusions
  • 4.0 Recommendations for Research and Evaluation
  • 5.0 References

List of Tables

• Table 1 Estimates of Anthropogenic Cadmium Releases and Disposal in the Canadian Environment
• Table 2 Estimated Intakes of Cadmium for Various Age Classes of the General Population of Canada
• Table 3 Estimated Intakes of Cadmium for Populations in the Vicinity of Some Point Sources in Canada

List of Figures

• Figure 1 Range of Cadmium (Cd) Concentrations in Canadian Surface Waters and Levels that Induce Adverse Effects on Aquatic Biota
• Figure 2 Range of Cadmium (Cd) Concentrations in Canadian Sediments and Levels that Induce Adverse Effects on Biota
• Figure 3 Range of Cadmium (Cd) Concentrations in Canadian Soils and Levels that Induce Adverse Effects on Biota
• Figure 4 Range of Cadmium (Cd) Concentrations in Kidney of Canadian Mammalian and Avian Species