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Your air, your health : a major new study tests the quality of air and human health in Fort McMurray

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In 1994, the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board recommended that a study be done on the quality of the air in the community of Fort McMurray, and its potential impact on human health. Scientists... More ≫

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In 1994, the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board recommended that a study be done on the quality of the air in the community of Fort McMurray, and its potential impact on human health. Scientists worked with 300 volunteer participants to test their health, measure the quality of the air they breathed and test the air in Fort McMurray. This resource presents an overview of the findings of the study, which concluded that Fort McMurray residents are breathing good quality air and that ambient levels of airborne contaminants are low compared to provincial, national and international guidelines.

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Assessment of respiratory disorders in relation to solution gas flaring activities in Alberta

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Alberta Health conducted a study of health data, socioeconomic and environmental factors including solution gas flaring activity in response to concerns raised through the Clean Air Strategic... More ≫

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Alberta Health conducted a study of health data, socioeconomic and environmental factors including solution gas flaring activity in response to concerns raised through the Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA). The study involved information for the period 1994 to 1996 on population demographics, physician claims and hospitalizations collected from Alberta Health databases. This information was compared to data on flaring activities obtained from the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (AEUB). The health disorders investigated were asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia and respiratory infections. The age-standardized rate of physician claims and hospitalizations were estimated for each postal code area in the province.

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