The ''Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act'' (1970, R.S.C. 1985) (the ''Act'') is a

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to prevent

pollution Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the ...

of areas of the

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waters adjacent to the mainland and

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of the

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. The Government of Canada departments responsible for enforcing the ''Act'' are

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References

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