Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations Data for Canadian Mills

Daily discharge amounts for suspended solids and Biochemical Oxygen Demand, plus results for Daphnia magna and rainbow trout acute lethality testing, are reported to Environment and Climate Change Canada. Sublethal toxicity test results for all Canadian pulp and paper mills from 2010 to 2019 are included, with data collection ongoing and annual updates. The dataset is compiled by Environment and Climate Change Canada from regulatory submissions under the Pulp & Paper Effluent Regulations.

Use Cases

• Monitor compliance with regulatory limits for deleterious substances based on daily discharge data.
• Assess acute lethality of industrial effluent to aquatic life based on rainbow trout and Daphnia magna test results.
• Analyze trends in sublethal toxicity of final effluent based on test results from 2010 to 2019.
• Track environmental performance of specific pulp and paper mills based on reported outfall data.

Strengths

• Data collection is ongoing and updated annually, suggesting current information.
• Includes a defined time range for sublethal toxicity test results from 2010 to 2019.
• Compiled directly from regulatory submissions by Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-05-14 00:01:57.034132; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Collection Method

Compiled from regulatory data submitted by pulp and paper mills under the Pulp & Paper Effluent Regulations.

Time Range

Sublethal toxicity test data from 2010 to 2019; other data collection ongoing.

Freshness

Updated annually; last updated 2026-05-14.

Geography

Canada