Events
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Mai 27 2020
EPA Expands Research on SARS-CoV-2 in the Environment (US EPA) [seulement en anglais]
at 09:00 EDT Topics: Maladies infectieuses Location Type: Online Location:[seulement en anglais] This webinar presents some of the research that the US EPA is currently working on with the US CDC including environmental cleanup and disinfection, detection of virus in wastewater, and development of new antibody assays.
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Mai 28 2020
COVID-19 Precautions for Multi-unit Residential Buildings [seulement en anglais]
at 07:00 PST Topics: Environnement bâti, Contaminants et dangers, COVID-19, Air intérieur, Maladies infectieuses, Pratiques et procédures Location Type: Online Location: Vancouver , BC[seulement en anglais] The transmission of COVID-19, which occurs primarily through close contact with an infected person, has made it necessary for large proportions of the world’s population to self-isolate in their homes. However, those dwelling in multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) face additional challenges as they must necessarily use and share common areas and facilities, and are…
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Mai 28 2020
Impact of Prolonged Shutdown on Buildings from a Water Quality Perspective [seulement en anglais]
at 10:00 EDT Topics: Environnement bâti, Eau potable, Eau Location Type: Location:[seulement en anglais] The COVID-19 pandemic brought a new set of challenges to our society. To help slow down the spread of COVID-19, businesses, schools, universities, and other facilities were shut down or are sparsely used. Due to building closures, the water in pipes becomes stagnant and water quality will degrade over time. Water stagnation could cause a variety of water quality issues…
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Jun 03 2020
COVID-19 and Wildfire Smoke: A Potentially Bad Combination [seulement en anglais]
at 05:00 PDT Topics: Contaminants et dangers, COVID-19, Maladies infectieuses, Air extérieur, Feux de forêt Location Type: Online Location:[seulement en anglais] Exposure to air pollution can irritate the lungs, cause inflammation, and alter immune function, making it more difficult to fight respiratory infections such as COVID-19. Wildfire smoke is a complex mixture of different air pollutants that causes episodes of extremely poor air quality. When conditions are smoky, more people who are exposed to the novel coronavirus may…
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Jun 03 2020
Climate Change and Future Flooding: A Case Study of Calgary’s Bow and Elbow River Basins [en anglais seulement]
at 09:00 EDT Topics: Changement climatique, Inondations Location Type: Online Location:[en anglais seulement] While increases in precipitation and temperature have been observed across Canada in the last half-century and are predicted for the future as climate change proceeds, there is still little understanding of how climate change will affect future streamflow and flooding in Canada due to the complexity of meteorological, hydrological, and water management aspects of flooding…
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Oct 04 2020
86th Annual CIPHI Education Conference [en anglais seulement]
at 04:00 Topics: Location Type: In Person Location:[en anglais seulement]The theme of the conference is “Share the Vision, Transform Tomorrow” which will provide public health professionals from across Canada the opportunity to connect and share ideas that will help shape the future of public health