Environmental Quality Branch
CODES, CRITERIA AND MORE
1. Codes of Practice and Regulatory Review
The Ministry of Environment is developing codes of practice and reviewing existing regulations under
the Environmental Management Act. For information on the act and its authorizations, the Waste Discharge Regulation and Guide, and minister's codes of practice,
see the Environmental Management Act.
The codes of practice and regulations targeted for development and review in 2006 include:
- Concrete and Concrete Products Industry Code of Practice
- Industrial Non-Hazardous Waste Landfills Code of Practice
- Primary Wood Manufacturing Industry Code of Practice
- Vehicle Dismantling and Recycling Industry Regulation
- Hazardous Waste Regulation
- Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation
2. Criteria
Air Audit Criteria for Continuous Air Quality Monitors: CEMs and Ambient Air Quality
Emission Criteria for Biomedical Waste Incinerators
Emission Criteria for Gas Turbines
Emission Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators
Sulphur Recovery Criteria for Natural Gas Processing Plants
3. Guidelines
British Columbia Field Sampling Manual: 2003
— for Continuous Monitoring and the Collection of Air, Air-Emission, Water, Wastewater, Soil, Sediment and Biological Samples
Air Monitoring Guidelines: Volume 1 Particulate Non-Continuous
Gasoline Vapour Control Regulation: Guide to Compliance
Coal-Fired Power Boiler Emission Guidelines
Provincial Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF) Emission Guidelines
Stationary Air Emissions Testing Manual
 (361 KB / 65 pages)
4. Model Bylaws
Model Municipal Bylaw for Regulating Backyard Burning
(131 KB / 18 pages)
5. Objectives
Air Quality Objectives for Formaldehyde
Air Quality Objectives for PM10
Air Quality Objectives for British Columbia and Canada
(78 KB / 1 page)
5. Procedures
British Columbia Environmental Laboratory Manual: 2007
— For the Analysis of Water, Wastewater, Sediment, Biological Materials and Discrete Ambient Air Samples
British Columbia Field Sampling Manual: 2003
— for Continuous Monitoring and the Collection of Air, Air-Emission, Water, Wastewater, Soil, Sediment and Biological Samples
National Air Pollution Surveillance (NAPS) Network (Environment Canada)
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