| Montreal, 31/07/2002 – A draft North American Regional Action Plan on Dioxins and Furans, and Hexachlorobenzene is now available for public comment.
The public comment period is the next-to-last step in the completion of an action plan that sets out practical measures to reduce the risks to the environment and human health in Canada, Mexico, and the United States from the release of these substances.
These three substances are a group of organic pollutants that are toxic, persistent and bioaccumulative, and which can be transported long distances through atmospheric and aquatic pathways.
The public comment period ends 16 September 2002, at 17:00 hr EST. Comments on the draft North American Regional Action Plan on Dioxins and Furans, and Hexachlorobenzene should be sent in writing or by electronic mail or fax to:
José Carlos Tenorio
Program Manager
Sound Management of Chemicals Initiative
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
393 Saint-Jacques West, Suite 200, Montreal
Quebec, Canada H2Y 1N9
Fax: (514) 350-4314
E-mail: jctenorio@ccemtl.org
For questions that you may have about this consultation, please contact Erika Hercules at <ehercules@ccemtl.org>.
The CEC was established under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC) to address environmental issues in North America from a continental perspective, with a particular focus on those arising in the context of liberalized trade. The CEC Council, the organization's governing body, is composed of the environment ministers (or equivalent) of Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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