Risk Assessment Prioritization Process for Indoor Air Contaminants

Risk Assessment Prioritization Process for Indoor Air Contaminants Canadians spend approximately 90% of their time indoors and are exposed to a large number of indoor air contaminants. In many cases, these indoor air contaminants are known to cause or exacerbate health effects, such as asthma, allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other respiratory diseases. Some indoor air contaminants are found, or are expected to be found, in Canadian homes at a level that could pose an elevated health risk to Canadians. 2024-06-01 Health Canada open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca Health and SafetyIndoor Air Contaminantsrisk assessmentprioritization Processexacerbate health effectssuch as asthmaallergieschronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other respiratory diseases Risk Assessment Prioritization Process for Indoor Air ContaminantsHTML https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/air-quality/residential-indoor-air-quality-guidelines/risk-assessment-prioritization-process-indoor-air-contaminants.html Risk Assessment Prioritization Process for Indoor Air ContaminantsHTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-canada/services/qualite-air/lignes-directrices-qualite-air-interieur-residentiel/processus-etablissement-priorites-evaluation-risques-contaminants-air-interieur.html

Canadians spend approximately 90% of their time indoors and are exposed to a large number of indoor air contaminants. In many cases, these indoor air contaminants are known to cause or exacerbate health effects, such as asthma, allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other respiratory diseases. Some indoor air contaminants are found, or are expected to be found, in Canadian homes at a level that could pose an elevated health risk to Canadians.

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