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Odour thresholds in emergency management : a jurisdictional review

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This report summarizes the use of odour thresholds in emergency situations in various jurisdictions, discusses the policy tools used to guide appropriate emergency response, and defines various... More ≫

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This report summarizes the use of odour thresholds in emergency situations in various jurisdictions, discusses the policy tools used to guide appropriate emergency response, and defines various measures of odour and air quality, including odour thresholds, ambient air quality objectives, and emergency response criteria.

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Horse River Wildfire response : environmental monitoring, public health assessment and ecological screening technical summary document

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This report was prepared to assess whether the soil and air quality in Fort McMurray and surrounding areas met ecological and human health guidelines during the response to the Horse River... More ≫

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This report was prepared to assess whether the soil and air quality in Fort McMurray and surrounding areas met ecological and human health guidelines during the response to the Horse River Wildfire of 2016 and after clean-up of the debris and damage that remained. The first part of the report includes high-level summaries from literature reviews on the contaminants of potential concerns from wildfire smoke and ash and their impacts on soil and human health. The second part includes the identification of potential risks to human and ecological health from ash and soil in fire affected areas, a health risk assessment of potential ash migration into residential gardens, an overview of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo's remedial program, and a post-cleanup health risk assessment based on the post remedial soil sampling program results.

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Environmental public health indoor air quality manual : a guide for environmental public health professionals

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This manual describes a general framework and provides a menu of tools to empower Alberta Environmental Public Health professionals (EPHPs) in their investigations and management of indoor air... More ≫

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This manual describes a general framework and provides a menu of tools to empower Alberta Environmental Public Health professionals (EPHPs) in their investigations and management of indoor air quality matters. The manual does not intend to be a definitive nor a comprehensive prescriptive work; rather, it offers a concise and up-to-date collection of methodologies and approaches that are useful in problem identification, risk intervention and harm reduction. In addition to providing practical tools useful in field applications, this manual re-acquaints practitioners with toxicological, risk assessment and risk management principles that are also useful in other Environmental Public Health fields.

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