Traduction de «Polluants transportés par les sédiments » (Français → Anglais) :

The justification for this Directive derives from a requirement contained in the Directive establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy. Article 16 of that framework directive lists various obligations relating to the Commission's drawing-up of proposals, including specific measures to combat water pollution by individual pollutants or groups of pollutants that pose a significant risk to or via the aquatic environment, establishing a list of priority substances, including priority hazardous substances and also setting quality standards applicable to the concentrations of priority substances in surfa ...[+++]ce water, sediments and biota.

Those environmental quality standards are the levels of concentration of a pollutant or group of pollutants in water, sediments or biota that should not be exceeded in order to protect human health and the environment (Article 2(35) of the framework-directive).

Toxic chemicals and other pollutants carried by the wind have contaminated our northern waters and environment so severely that Health Canada had issued a warning to restrict the intake of our traditional Inuit diets.

"Environmental quality standard” means the concentration of a particular pollutant, group of pollutants or radioactive substances in water, sediment or biota which should not be exceeded in order to protect human health and the environment.

"Environmental quality standard” means the concentration of a particular pollutant or group of pollutants in water, sediment or biota which should not be exceeded in order to protect human health and the environment.

Mr. Grenier: I believe it is ships that are 300 gross tonnes, or if it is a barge and a tug, it is 500 tonnes, or if the cargo contains any pollutant or dangerous goods, then they have to report.