The CEC's Orlando Cabrera presents an overview of the results of a preliminary analysis on the types and amounts of toxic substances transferred across North American borders. The information presented is from data reported by industrial facilities in Canada, the US, and Mexico to their respective Pollutants Releases and Transfer Registers, or PRTR.
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Cross Border Transfers of Toxic Contaminants in North America
1. Orlando Cabrera-Rivera JPAC Meeting El Paso, Texas November 7, 2011 Cross Border Transfers of Toxic Contaminants in North America Analysis of PRTR Data
11. CEC North American PRTR Project For more information Orlando Cabrera Rivera Program Manager, Air Quality/PRTR Telephone: (514) 350-4300 Fax: (514) 350-4314 Email: ocabrera@cec.org www.cec.org/takingstock Three countries. One environment.
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In this presentation, we will give an overview of North American PRTR information and present the CEC ’s PRTR Project. We brought some copies of documents; they are available…
Objectives of the Project: 1- Increase our understanding of the sources and handling of pollutants of common concern across North America 2- Promote public access to information 3- Improve the comparability of PRTRs in North America, and the use of PRTR data for priority-setting and decision-making in order to protect shared ecosystems, reduce pollution, and improve the management of toxic substances
For transfers of 1,2-Dichloroethane from Mex to US: all went to one Texas facility, Clean Harbors Deer Park For transfers of zinc, lead and manganese compounds from US to Mexico, all went to one company (various Zinc Nacional facilities in Monterrey, NL)