CANADA | Screening Assessment | Antimony-containing substances do not constitute a danger to human life or health

Considering all available lines of evidence presented in this screening assessment, there is low risk of harm to the environment from the 11 antimony-containing substances. It is concluded that these 11 antimony-containing substances do not meet the criteria under paragraphs 64(a) or (b) of CEPA as they are not entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that have or may have an immediate or long-term harmful effect on the environment or its biological diversity or that constitute or may constitute a danger to the environment on which life depends.

On the basis of the information presented in this screening assessment, it is concluded that the 11 antimony-containing substances do not meet the criteria under paragraph 64(c) of CEPA as they are not entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that constitute or may constitute a danger in Canada to human life or health.

Therefore, it is concluded that the 11 substances in the Antimony-Containing Substances Group do not meet any of the criteria set out in section 64 of CEPA.

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