Protocol for the Derivation of Environmental and Human ... - CCME

Document Organization
This document is divided into four parts. A glossary of terms is
presented at the beginning of the document. Background information on
the National Contaminated Sites Remediation Program (NCSRP)
assessment and remediation framework, including the scientific tools
that have been developed under the program to help assess and
remediate contaminated sites in Canada is provided in Part A.
Information on the principles of the soil quality guidelines derivation
protocol is also included in Part A. The processes for deriving
environmental and human health guidelines are described in Part B and
Part C. Part D concludes this document by providing guidance on
derivation of the final soil quality guideline. Methods and models
employed in the ecological sections of the document, and check
mechanisms for indirect exposure from soil contaminants for the human
health guidelines, are provided in the Appendices.
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