| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | operational | operational | mandatory | Use of USEPA Aquatic Life Benchmarks | aquatic life | If PMRA does not have an ALRV, the USEPA ALB is used. | If PMRA does not have an established Aquatic Life Reference Value (ALRV) | high |
| #Q002 | corrective_action | operational | guidance | PMRA Actions on ALRV Exceedance | aquatic life | Additional actions that PMRA may take when ALRVs are exceeded could include: * examining information about the use of the pesticide and the current risk management measures in place * collecting additional site-specific data to further identify the risk * conducting a re-evaluation or special review that could result in new risk mitigation measures | If the concentrations of pesticides in water are equal to or higher than the ALRV | high |
| #Q003 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Great Lakes Water Quality Board Progress Assessment | aquatic life, other | The Board assists the International Joint Commission by: reviewing and assessing the progress of the governments of Canada and the United States in implementing the Agreement | Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Great Lakes Water Quality Board Strategy Recommendations | aquatic life, other | The Board assists the International Joint Commission by: identifying emerging issues and recommending strategies and approaches for the Great Lakes | Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Great Lakes Water Quality Board Implementation Advice | aquatic life, other | The Board assists the International Joint Commission by: providing advice on how to implement these strategies and approaches | Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement | high |
| #Q006 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Poplar River Water Quality Monitoring Oversight | aquatic life, other | The Poplar River Bilateral Monitoring Committee oversees monitoring programs to evaluate water quality and quantity in the Poplar River | high | |
| #Q007 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Poplar River Bilateral Monitoring Committee Reporting | aquatic life, other | The Poplar River Bilateral Monitoring Committee ... reports directly to the Canadian and United States governments. | high | |
| #Q008 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Rainy-Lake of the Woods Board Water Quality Review | aquatic life, other | reviewing and reporting on the water quality and ecological health of Lake of the Woods and the Rainy Lake boundary waters | Pursuant to the 1938 Rainy Lake Convention | high |
| #Q009 | administrative | health | mandatory | Pesticide Registration Evaluation | agricultural water, aquatic life | registers pesticides after a stringent, science-based evaluation that ensures any risks are acceptable | Under authority of the Pest Control Products Act | high |
| #Q010 | operational | health | mandatory | Pesticide Re-evaluation Cycle | agricultural water, aquatic life | re-evaluates the pesticides currently on the market on a 15-year cycle to ensure the products meet current scientific standards | Under authority of the Pest Control Products Act | high |
| #Q011 | operational | operational | mandatory | Compliance Verification and Enforcement | agricultural water, aquatic life | Health Canada also promotes and verifies compliance with the Act and enforces situations of non-compliance warranting action. | high | |
| #Q012 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Regular Publication of Regulatory Information | agricultural water, aquatic life | publications are released on a regular basis detailing the relevant information, including proposed registration decisions, requests for comments on proposed decisions or policies, or pesticide registration decisions. | high | |
| #Q013 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Pesticide Regulation Responsibility | agricultural water, aquatic life | The Health Canada Pesticides Regulatory Directorate (PRD) is responsible for pesticide regulation in Canada. | high | |
| #Q014 | operational | operational | mandatory | Promotion of Sustainable Pest Management | agricultural water, aquatic life | Under authority of the Pest Control Products Act , Health Canada: ... promotes sustainable pest management. | Under authority of the Pest Control Products Act | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | chemical | unknown | guidance | 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin and related hydantoins - Acute Fish | aquatic life | unknown | 200 µg/L | Acute Fish ALRV | Short-term exposure | high |
| #P002 | chemical | unknown | guidance | 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin and related hydantoins - Acute invertebrate | aquatic life | unknown | 235 µg/L | Acute invertebrate ALRV | Short-term exposure | high |
| #P003 | chemical | unknown | guidance | 2,4-D - Acute Fish | aquatic life | unknown | 47 µg/L | Acute Fish ALRV | Short-term exposure | high |
| #P004 | chemical | unknown | guidance | 2,4-D - Chronic Fish | aquatic life | unknown | 120 µg/L | Chronic Fish ALRV | Long-term exposure | high |
| #P005 | chemical | unknown | guidance | 2,4-D - Acute invertebrate | aquatic life | unknown | > 100 µg/L | Acute invertebrate ALRV | Short-term exposure | high |
| #P006 | chemical | unknown | guidance | 2,4-D - Chronic invertebrate | aquatic life | unknown | 15 µg/L | Chronic invertebrate ALRV | Long-term exposure | high |
| #P007 | chemical | unknown | guidance | 2,4-D - Non-vascular plants | aquatic life | unknown | 94 µg/L | Non-vascular plants ALRV | Algae exposure | high |
| #P008 | chemical | unknown | guidance | 2,4-D - Vascular plants | aquatic life | unknown | 70 µg/L | Vascular plants ALRV | Plant exposure | high |
| #P009 | chemical | unknown | guidance | 2,4-DB - Acute Fish | aquatic life | unknown | 3240 µg/L | Acute Fish ALRV | Short-term exposure | high |
| #P010 | chemical | unknown | guidance | 2,4-DB - Chronic Fish | aquatic life | unknown | 1660 µg/L | Chronic Fish ALRV | Long-term exposure | high |
| #P011 | chemical | unknown | guidance | 2,4-DB - Acute invertebrate | aquatic life | unknown | 64900 µg/L | Acute invertebrate ALRV | Short-term exposure | high |
| #P012 | chemical | unknown | guidance | 2,4-DB - Chronic invertebrate | aquatic life | unknown | 1500 µg/L | Chronic invertebrate ALRV | Long-term exposure | high |
| #P013 | chemical | unknown | guidance | 2,4-DB - Non-vascular plants | aquatic life | unknown | 550 µg/L | Non-vascular plants ALRV | Algae exposure | high |
| #P014 | chemical | unknown | guidance | 2,4-DB - Vascular plants | aquatic life | unknown | 1300 µg/L | Vascular plants ALRV | Plant exposure | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | ALRVs | ALRVs are pesticide concentrations in surface water below which risks to aquatic life are not expected. | high | |
| #D002 | Representative CAS number | Representative CAS number is a single CAS number associated with the active that has been selected to represent the active for the purposes of data analysis (for example, comparison against water monitoring data available on the Open Government Portal). | high | |
| #D003 | Registered CAS number(s) | Registered CAS number(s) includes CAS numbers of chemical forms associated with the active as it is currently registered; may include multiple CAS numbers. | high | |
| #D004 | LC50 | 50 percent lethal concentration | high | |
| #D005 | LD50 | 50 percent lethal dose | high | |
| #D006 | EC50 | 50 percent effect concentration | high | |
| #D007 | IC50 | 50 percent inhibition concentration | high | |
| #D008 | NOAEC | no observed adverse effects concentration | high | |
| #D009 | NOEL | no observed effect level | high | |
| #D010 | NOEC | no observed effect concentration | high | |
| #D011 | HC5 | 5 percent hazard concentration | high | |
| #D012 | UF | uncertainty factor | high | |
| #D013 | µg/L | microgram per liter | high | |
| #D014 | Short-term (acute) ALRVs | These are indicative of the possible impacts to the aquatic environment that can come from short-term exposure to high concentrations of a pesticide. Aquatic organisms exposed to concentrations of the pesticide at or below the acute ALRV are unlikely to experience severe adverse effects such as mortality. | high | |
| #D015 | Long-term (chronic) ALRVs | These are indicative of the possible impacts to the aquatic environment that can come from long-term exposure to pesticide concentrations. Aquatic organisms are unlikely to experience adverse effects when surface water concentrations of a pesticide are at or below the chronic ALRV. | high | |
| #D016 | ALRV Year Updated | ALRV Year Updated refers to the year of publication of the final decision for the assessment upon which the latest ALRV was based. | high | |
| #D017 | ALRV Reference | ALRV Reference refers to the published document that contains the toxicity values used to derive the ALRV. Where the ALRV reference indicates "EPA Benchmark", no ALRV was available and the EPA Aquatic Life Benchmark was used. | high | |
| #D018 | Acute Fish ALRV | Acute Fish ALRV = Toxicity value x UF. | high | |
| #D019 | Chronic Fish ALRV | Chronic Fish ALRV = Toxicity value. | high | |
| #D020 | Acute Invertebrate ALRV | Acute Invertebrate ALRV = Toxicity value x UF. | high | |
| #D021 | Chronic Invertebrate ALRV | Chronic Invertebrate ALRV = Toxicity value. | high | |
| #D022 | Non-vascular Plant ALRV | Non-vascular Plant ALRV = Toxicity value x UF. | high | |
| #D023 | Vascular Plant ALRV | Vascular Plant ALRV = Toxicity value x UF. | high | |
| #D024 | PMRA | Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency | high | |
| #D025 | USEPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency | high | |
| #D026 | USEPA ALBs | USEPA Aquatic Life Benchmarks | high |