Ontario state of the environment, 1992 : focus on air quality, water quality and waste.

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ONTARIO STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT
1992
AIR, WATER AND WASTE
DRAFT VERSION 3.0
MOEE
ONTARIO'S STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT, 1992
FOCUS ON AIR QUALITY
WATER QUALITY
AND WASTE
INTERNAL DRAFT
VERSION 3.0
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ONTARIO MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
ACKNOWI EMENTS
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LETTER/MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER
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MESSAGE FROM THE ONTARIO ROUND TABLE ON ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction
Chapter 1 - The Ontario Environment
STANDARDS
PART I - AIR
Introduction
Chapter 2 - Common Air Pollutants
Chapter 3 - Toxic Air Pollutants
Chapter 4 - Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
Chapter 5 - Global Warming
PART II - ACID RAIN
Introduction
Chapter 6 - How Acid Rain Affects the Environment
Chapter 7 - Acid Rain: Are We Making Progress?
PART III - WATER
Introduction
Chapter 8 - Inland Surface Water Quality
I Chapter 9 - Great Lakes Water Quality
Chapter 10 - Groundwater Quality
Chapter 11 - Water and the Individual
PART IV - WASTE
Introduction
Chapter 12 - Solid Non-hazardous Waste
Chapter 13 - Liquid Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Conclusion
APPENDIX - FURTHER READINGS
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INDEX
INTRODUCTION
How clean is the air in our cities? Are there cancer-causing chemicals in our drinking water?
Is the ozone layer- thinning'? Is acid rain still a problem'? Are we running out of space for
our garbage'? Is our environment getting better or worse?
People want answers to these and other questions about the environment. That is why this
report has been published. Its object is to give Ontarians a convenient overview of the
current state of the environment, to document and explain the forces affecting it, and to
measure the effectiveness of actions to protect and improve the quality of' Ontario's
environment.
This is Ontario's first state of the environment report, and as such, should be considered a
'pilot project'. The report, prepared by the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy
(MOEE), is limited to matters of environmental quality that fall within the ministry's area of
responsibility - specifically, air quality, water quality, acid rain and waste management. It
does not contain information on issues such as the state of wildlife, wetlands, forests or
agricultural land in Ontario.
Ontario intends to issue further reports on the state of the environment on a regular basis.
Collaboration between MOEE and other ministries and agencies with environmental
responsibilities will make these reports more comprehensive.
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State of the environment reports can make an important contribution to social, economic, and
environmental decision making. They draw attention to problems and give us benchmarks for
evaluating the impact of our activities. They show us what we have accomplished so far and
they remind us of what retrains to be done As we work towards achieving a more
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sustainable relationship with the environment, they will play an increasingly important role.
This report is a first step in that direction.