National Assessment of Pulp and Paper Environmental Effects Monitoring Data

The Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations (PPER) require Canada’s pulp and paper mills to conduct Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) Program studies on their receiving environments in order to assess and monitor the potential effects of their effluents on fish, fish habitat, and the use of fisheries resources. The EEM studies focus mainly on benthic invertebrate community and fish population surveys. Where required supporting information pertaining to the sublethal toxicity of effluents, water, sediment and fish tissue quality, and tainting of fish is also collected. This report provides a summary of the key findings of a more detailed technical report entitled National Assessment of the Pulp and Paper Environmental Effects Monitoring Data.