Contaminated Sites Division Annual Report 2004-2005

List of Organizations and Abbreviations

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Atlantic Risk-Based Corrective Action (ARBCA)
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
British Columbia Science Advisory Board on Contaminated Sites (BC SABCS)
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA)
Canada-Wide Standards on Petroleum Hydrocarbons (CWS PHCs)
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME)
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)
Contaminated Sites Division (CSD)
Contaminated Sites Management Working Group (CSMWG)
Correctional Services Canada (CSC)
Defence Construction Canada (DCC)
Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)
Department of National Defence (DND)
Environment Canada (EC)
Environmental Health Assessment Services (EHAS)
Environmental Health Science Bureau (EHSB)
Federal Contaminated Sites Accelerated Action Plan (FCSAAP) - Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP)
Federal-Provincial Toxic Chemicals Committee (FPTCC)
Geological Survey of Canada (GSC)
Health Canada (HC)
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS)
Ministry of Water, Lands and Air Protection (British Columbia) (MWLA)
National Capital Region (NCR)
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Initiative (NOAMI)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Parks Canada Agency (PCA)
Partnership in RBCA (risk-based corrective action) Implementation (PIRI)
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
Soil Quality Guidelines Task Group (SQGTG)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board (TB)
Warfare Agents Disposal Working Group (WADWG)
Water Quality and Health Bureau (WQHB)

List of Terms and Abbreviations

Human health risk assessment (HHRA)
Human health risk assessment for biological contaminants (BIOHHHRA)
Human health risk assessment for radiological contaminants (RADHHHRA)
Human health site-specific risk assessment (HHSSRA)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)
Reference exposure level (REL)
Risk Based Corrective Action (RBCA)
Results-based Management and Accountability Framework (RMAF)
Screening-level risk assessment (SLRA)
Preliminary Quantitative Risk Assessment (PQRA)
Site-specific risk assessment (SSRA)
Tetrachloroethylene (TCE)
Toxicological reference value (TRV)