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Environmental Sciences and Standards Division
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Environmental Services Division
Environmental Planning Division
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The Environmental Sciences and Standards Division begain in 1982 when the functions of its predecessor, the Environmental Assessment and Planning Division, were divided between the Environmental Planning Division and the Regional Operations Division.
The Division was called the Environmental Planning Division from 1982 to 1985 and was responsible for providing scientific and technical support services, and for developing programs and environmental standards to protect environmental health, including waste mangement, air quality, surfacewater, groundwater and drinking water quality. The Division also coordinated the environmental assessment process.
From 1985 to 1991, the Division was called the Environmental Services Division.
In 1991, it became known as the Environmental Sciences and Standards Division which is still in existence.
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The Environmental Sciences and Standards Division is responsible for providing scientific, technological information to define and support all of the programs and policies that are developed to address priority issues. It also ensures that its standards development, analytical services and monitoring results are transformed into useful, accessible, up-to-date, relevant information about the state of environment.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Government of Ontario telephone directories and KWIC indexes
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Archivist(s):
Sadinsky