Priority Substances List Assessment Report for Releases from Primary and Secondary Copper Smelters and Copper Refineries - Releases from Primary and Secondary Zinc Smelters and Zinc Refineries

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

a

annum (year)

Ag

Silver

As

Arsenic

CCR

Canadian Copper Refinery (Noranda)

Cd

Cadmium

CEPA

Canadian Environmental Protection Act

CEPA 1999

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

CEZinc

Canadian Electrolytic Zinc (Noranda)

CH₄

methane

CL

critical load

CL₂₅

25th percentile critical load

CL₅₀

median critical load

C_O2

carbon dioxide

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Cr

chromium

CTO

Cominco Trail Operations

CTV

Critical Toxicity Value

Cu

copper

d/s

downstream

EC₅₀

median effective concentration

EEM

environmental effects monitoring

EEV

Estimated Exposure Value

ENEV

Estimated No-Effects Value

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EPI

Exposure Potency Index

ERG

Environmental Resource Group

FIAM

free-ion activity model

GSC

Geological Survey of Canada

GSD

geometric standard deviation

HBM&S

Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting

Hg

mercury

IADN

Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network

IAM

Integrated Assessment Model

K_d

distribution coefficient (ratio of bound:dissolved metal)

LC₅₀

median lethal concentration

LD₅₀

median lethal dose

LEL

Lowest-Effect Level

LOAEL

Lowest-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level

MEF

Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Faune du Québec

MMER

Metal Mining Effluent Regulations

MMLER

Metal Mining Liquid Effluent Regulations

MOE

Ministry of Environment

MUC

Montreal Urban Community

MWTP

municipal wastewater treatment plant

N₂O

nitrous oxide

NAPS

National Air Pollution Surveillance network

Ni

nickel

NPRI

National Pollutant Release Inventory

OME

Ontario Ministry of the Environment

Pb

lead

PEL

Probable Effect Level

PLE

pressure-leach-electrowin process

PM

particulate matter

PM₁₀

particulate matter less than or equal to 10 µm

PM_2.5

particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 µm

PSL

Priority Substances List

RDIS

Residual Discharge Information System

RLE

roast-leach-electrowin process

RQ

risk quotient

Se

selenium

SEL

Severe-Effect Level

SMAV

Species Mean Acute Value

SO₂

sulphur dioxide

SO₄^2-

sulphate

TC₀₅

tumorigenic concentration associated with a 5% increase in incidence of or mortality due to cancer

TD₀₅

tumorigenic dose associated with a 5% increase in incidence of or mortality due to cancer

TEL

Threshold Effect Level

Tl

thallium

TP

total particulate

TSP

total suspended particulate

TU

toxic unit

VOC

volatile organic compound

WHO

World Health Organization

WWTP

wastewater treatment plant

Zn

zinc