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Waste Department Associated with Industrial Developments in Canada J. R. MENZIES, Chief Public Health Engineering Division Department of National Health and Welfare Ottawa, Ontario, Canada In attempting to deal with a subject having such a variety and scope as industrial waste treatment in Canada, it is obvious that in many respects the review will be rather superficial. Frequently the problems faced by one industry or even one production plant within an industry provide ample subject matter for a technical article or report. Without reference to such technical information it would be impossible to undertake a review of this nature. In this connection mention must be made of the numerous excellent papers presented at industrial waste conferences held annually by the province of of Ontario since 1954. Only material from those papers which dealt with Canadian experience and practices has been used. Information obtained during studies of boundary water pollution under the auspices of the International Joint Commission is of considerable interest and other investigations in which agencies of the federal government have participated provide additional sources of material used herein. It should be recognized that the basic control over industrial wastes is a function of provincial governments but this does not prevent cooperative participation in the study of specific problems by federal interests. Such studies usually have international implications but occasionally relate to interpro- vincial problems. Industries have been and always will be confronted with difficult problems of waste disposal. Note that, in most instances, only in comparatively recent times has the treatment of their wastes received serious attention. This need for waste treatment is closely related to the accelerating demand for water which has not been degraded by pollution of various kinds. Objectionable constituents of many industrial wastes have frequently been associated with adverse effects on the waters into which they are discharged and treatment of those wastes has become a necessity in many instances. The successful accomplishment of satisfactory treatment is frequently handicapped by the fact that many industrial plants have been designed and built without serious consideration to the possible future need for waste treatment. Consequently, the cost of providing corrective measures has been excessive. A few industries are fully conscious of this phase of the disposal problem and some new plants are being provided with waste treatment facilities prior to operation or their waste collection systems are designed to isolate objectionable wastes. PETROLEUM INDUSTRY The oil refining industry in Canada is demonstrating a degree of leadership in this respect which may well serve as a source of encouragement to other industries which have been reluctant or slow to take correction action. Two constituents of refinery wastes, oil and phenols, are of special importance in respect to further water use. The use of American Petroleum - 252 -
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Purdue Identification Number | ETRIWC196030 |
Title | Waste department associated with industrial development in Canada |
Author | Menzies, J. R. |
Date of Original | 1960 |
Conference Title | Proceedings of the fifteenth Industrial Waste Conference |
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Extent of Original | p. 252-257 |
Collection Title | Engineering Technical Reports Collection, Purdue University |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
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Title | page252 |
Collection Title | Engineering Technical Reports Collection, Purdue University |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Rights Statement | Digital object copyright Purdue University. All rights reserved. |
Language | eng |
Type (DCMI) | text |
Format | JP2 |
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Transcript | Waste Department Associated with Industrial Developments in Canada J. R. MENZIES, Chief Public Health Engineering Division Department of National Health and Welfare Ottawa, Ontario, Canada In attempting to deal with a subject having such a variety and scope as industrial waste treatment in Canada, it is obvious that in many respects the review will be rather superficial. Frequently the problems faced by one industry or even one production plant within an industry provide ample subject matter for a technical article or report. Without reference to such technical information it would be impossible to undertake a review of this nature. In this connection mention must be made of the numerous excellent papers presented at industrial waste conferences held annually by the province of of Ontario since 1954. Only material from those papers which dealt with Canadian experience and practices has been used. Information obtained during studies of boundary water pollution under the auspices of the International Joint Commission is of considerable interest and other investigations in which agencies of the federal government have participated provide additional sources of material used herein. It should be recognized that the basic control over industrial wastes is a function of provincial governments but this does not prevent cooperative participation in the study of specific problems by federal interests. Such studies usually have international implications but occasionally relate to interpro- vincial problems. Industries have been and always will be confronted with difficult problems of waste disposal. Note that, in most instances, only in comparatively recent times has the treatment of their wastes received serious attention. This need for waste treatment is closely related to the accelerating demand for water which has not been degraded by pollution of various kinds. Objectionable constituents of many industrial wastes have frequently been associated with adverse effects on the waters into which they are discharged and treatment of those wastes has become a necessity in many instances. The successful accomplishment of satisfactory treatment is frequently handicapped by the fact that many industrial plants have been designed and built without serious consideration to the possible future need for waste treatment. Consequently, the cost of providing corrective measures has been excessive. A few industries are fully conscious of this phase of the disposal problem and some new plants are being provided with waste treatment facilities prior to operation or their waste collection systems are designed to isolate objectionable wastes. PETROLEUM INDUSTRY The oil refining industry in Canada is demonstrating a degree of leadership in this respect which may well serve as a source of encouragement to other industries which have been reluctant or slow to take correction action. Two constituents of refinery wastes, oil and phenols, are of special importance in respect to further water use. The use of American Petroleum - 252 - |
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