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The Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality are comprised of multiple guideline technical documents that consider the various factors that could interfere with the safety of recreational waters from a human health perspective. This includes technical documents on understanding and...

This guideline technical document evaluated the available information on fecal indicator organisms in recreational waters with the intent of updating/recommending guideline values. The purpose of this consultation is to solicit comments on the proposed guidelines, on the approach used for their...

Health Canada simulated diets that followed recommendations in Canada’s Dietary Guidelines and helped meet nutrient needs of people living in Canada at different life stages. These simulated composite diets were part of the evidence used to develop the information in Applying Canada’s Dietary...

There are a number of mitigating measures for vapour releases at gasoline stations based on the Environmental Code of Practice issued by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME 1991). These measures, which include Stage 1 vapour recovery (Figure 6), were designed to reduce the...

Uncertainties in evaluating the risk to human health: Recent Canadian benzene concentrations based on monitoring data at or near gasoline station operations were not available. Estimates of benzene concentrations emitted from gasoline stations were based on modelled values of total evaporative...

Conclusion: In this report, the short-term benzene releases occurring due to tanker truck unloading of gasoline into storage tanks at gasoline stations and long-term releases of benzene from gasoline station total evaporative losses are estimated. For those living in the vicinity of the gasoline...

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Air pollution is a major contributor to the development of disease and premature death. It also represents the largest environmental risk factor to human health (WHO 2016). Exposure to air pollution increases the risk of dying prematurely from heart disease, stroke and lung cancer.

Air pollution is recognized globally as a major contributor to the development of disease and premature death and represents the largest environmental risk factor to human health (WHO 2016). Exposure to air pollution increases the risk of premature mortality from heart disease, stroke and lung...