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Case Study: Herbicide Use in Wild Parsnip and Giant Hogweed Control

Topics: Agriculture, Biological Agents, Pesticides

The document was developed in response to a request from the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit to assist with addressing public concerns about the use of herbicides to control...

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Neonicotinoid Pesticides

Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Pesticides

Neonicotinoids (also referred to as “neonics”) are insecticides derived from nicotine. They act by binding strongly to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the central nervous system of...

Content Type: Project

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Legionella

Topics: Built Environment, Contaminants and Hazards, Drinking Water, Indoor Air, Infectious Diseases, Recreational Water, Water

Legionella is an opportunistic premise plumbing pathogen (OPPP) that can cause illnesses including Pontiac fever and Legionnaires’ disease, a severe pneumonia named after an outbreak that...

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Cannabis Edibles: Regulatory Updates, Risk Assessment and Public Health Messaging

Topics: Cannabis

The NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person...

Content Type: Workshops Presentations

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Enteric Outbreak Toolkit

Topics: Food

The Outbreak Toolkit is a one-stop shop for resources and tools to assist epidemiologists, environmental health officers, public health nurses and other public health practitioners involved in...

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Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Knowledge and Needs Scan: Findings, Gaps and Recommendations

Topics: Built Environment, Health Impact Assessment, Outdoor Air, Policy

BackgroundHealth Impact Assessment (HIA) is a structured approach that allows decision makers to consider how a policy, program or project could affect health. HIAs are often carried out as part of...

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Radon

Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Indoor Air, Radiation

Radon is a colourless, odourless gas that is released during the naturally-occurring, radioactive decay of uranium in rocks and soils. Radon levels outdoors are generally low; however, radon can...

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Health Impact Assessments

Topics: Health Impact Assessment, Practices and Procedures

A health impact assessment (HIA) is a combination of procedures, methods, and tools that allow for the strategic evaluation and assessment of the potential effects on health related to a policy, plan...

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Human health risk assessments addressing artificial turf and crumb rubber

Topics: Chemical Agents, Children's Environmental Health, Physical Agents

Public concern regarding the potential toxicological effects of exposure to artificial turf pitches has led to the publication of numerous human health risk assessments (HHRAs) on styrene-...

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Artificial Turf and Crumb Rubber

Topics: Built Environment, Chemical Agents, Contaminants and Hazards

Modern artificial turf is used indoors and outdoors in a wide variety of settings, including multipurpose recreational and professional sports fields, playgrounds, residential areas, and public...

Content Type: Project

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