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Draft Binational Strategy for Chemicals of Mutual Concern Available for Public Review

Posted: April 11, 2018
Photo: Eaglets in Wisconsin. Credit: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement commits Canada and the United States to prepare and issue Binational Strategies to reduce the release and impact of Chemicals of Mutual Concern (CMC). The draft strategy for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) is now available for public review on Binational.net. The period for interested agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments on the draft binational strategy is from April 11 to May 9, 2018.

DRAFT Binational Strategy for PBDE Risk Management (PDF 2 MB)

Kindly use the Contact Us page to direct your submissions and questions by May 9, 2018.

More information on the CMC can be found at http://binational.net/dev/2016/05/31/cmcdesig-pcpmdesig/.