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Environmental Technology Verification Program - Canada
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web links
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| Producers or distributor |
Environment Canada
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Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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http://www.etvcanada.ca
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Risk management-->Verification
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| Short description: |
ETV Canada is the independent verification organization which manages Canada’s Environmental Technology Verification Program under a license agreement with Environment Canada. ETV Canada offers a reliable assessment process for verifying the environmental performance claims associated with projects and programs, as well as technologies and technological processes.
ETV verification provides the marketplace with the assurance that environmental performance claims are valid, credible and supported by quality independent test data and information. To make ETV Canada more relevant to stakeholders, a comprehensive 3-part strategy for ETV Canada has been implemented consisting of:
1. Technology Verification
working closely with technology innovators and qualified verification organizations
2. Performance Benchmarking
based on the development of credible stakeholder-driven performance criteria and the transparent reporting of performance information
3. International Harmonization of Protocols and Test Methods
building on the established ETV Generic Test Protocol and related decision-support tools
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 11/12/2007
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