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Summary report on Canadian and American legislative and regulatory initiatives for the reduction of mercury emissions from cold-fired power plants

Description

Provides an overview of proposed and final legislative and regulatory initiatives by Canadian federal and provincial jurisdictions and U.S. federal and state jurisdictions regarding reduction or management of mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. Includes information on proposed or final emissions standards, management approaches, reduction targets, and compliance timelines and strategies. The report also summarizes Canadian government commitments and obligations for mercury emissions reduction for the coal-fired electric power generators (EPG) sector made pursuant to international laws and regional agreements.

Updated

February 1, 2005

Tags
air pollution air quality coal coal-fired power plants electrical generation electricity environmental protection mercury power plants

Title and publication information

Type
Report
Extent

49 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Environment (1971-1992, 1999-2011)

Contributor

Duncan, Linda F.

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Environment

Resource Dates

Date Created

2005-02-01

Date Added

2016-01-29T22:03:47.820852

Date Modified

2005-02-01

Date Issued

2005-02-01

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Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Environment and Parks