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Alberta biomonitoring program : chemicals in serum of pregnant women in Alberta

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A comprehensive list of priority environmental contaminants were monitored in blood serum of pregnant women in 2005, with the purpose of establishing the magnitude of exposure to environmental... More ≫

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A comprehensive list of priority environmental contaminants were monitored in blood serum of pregnant women in 2005, with the purpose of establishing the magnitude of exposure to environmental contaminants during pregnancy for women living in all regions of Alberta. The objectives were specifically to examine the influence of age, geographic location, and seasonality on the maternal serum concentrations of man-made or naturally occurring chemicals that women may absorb from food, drinking water, air, soil, household dust, or commercial products. This is the first Province-wide biomonitoring study for Alberta.

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Chemicals in serum of children in southern Alberta (2004–2006) : influence of age and comparison to pregnant women

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A comprehensive list of priority environmental contaminants were monitored in blood serum of healthy children with the objective to examine the influence of age and to compare these new data with... More ≫

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A comprehensive list of priority environmental contaminants were monitored in blood serum of healthy children with the objective to examine the influence of age and to compare these new data with concentrations in pregnant women that were reported previously for the same region. In general, concentrations of detected contaminants were either lower or similar to concentrations reported in other studies of children in North America or around the world.

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Wood Buffalo Environmental Association Human Exposure Monitoring Program (WBEA—HEMP) 2006 monitoring year summary report. Fort MacKay

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This six-page fact sheet outlines the purpose of the Wood Buffalo Environmental Association Human Exposure Monitoring Program and summarizes findings of monitoring of human exposure to air... More ≫

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This six-page fact sheet outlines the purpose of the Wood Buffalo Environmental Association Human Exposure Monitoring Program and summarizes findings of monitoring of human exposure to air pollutants in the region of Fort MacKay in 2006.

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Wood Buffalo Environmental Association Human Exposure Monitoring Program (WBEA—HEMP) 2006 monitoring year summary report. Fort McMurray First Nations Gregoire Lake/ Anzac

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This six-page fact sheet outlines the purpose of the Wood Buffalo Environmental Association Human Exposure Monitoring Program and summarizes findings of monitoring of human exposure to air... More ≫

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This six-page fact sheet outlines the purpose of the Wood Buffalo Environmental Association Human Exposure Monitoring Program and summarizes findings of monitoring of human exposure to air pollutants in the region of Fort McMurray First Nations Gregoire Lake / Anzac in 2006.

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Assessment of the potential lifetime cancer risks associated with exposure to inorganic arsenic among indigenous people living in the Wood Buffalo region of Alberta

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The toxicity of arsenic is a subject of considerable research, as well as some controversy, particularly in relation to its potential to cause cancer. In order to better understand and assess the... More ≫

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The toxicity of arsenic is a subject of considerable research, as well as some controversy, particularly in relation to its potential to cause cancer. In order to better understand and assess the significance of the elevated cancer risk from arsenic exposure, Alberta Health and Wellness retained Cantox Environmental Inc. (CEI) to review previous research and assess the potential cancer risk using refined methodology consistent with that typically used by CEI. The work was meant to serve as a “second opinion” of the lifetime cancer risk that could be presented to people living in the Wood-Buffalo region from arsenic exposure.

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Wood Buffalo Environmental Association Human Exposure Monitoring Program (WBEA—HEMP). 2005 monitoring year : summary report

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This six-page fact sheet outlines the purpose of the Wood Buffalo Environmental Association Human Exposure Monitoring Program and summarizes findings of monitoring of human exposure to air... More ≫

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This six-page fact sheet outlines the purpose of the Wood Buffalo Environmental Association Human Exposure Monitoring Program and summarizes findings of monitoring of human exposure to air pollutants in 2005.

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The Wabamun and area community exposure and health effects assessment final report

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This report summarizes the results of a community exposure and health effects assessment undertaken in the Wabamun area to gauge the impact of airborne contaminants on the health of the... More ≫

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This report summarizes the results of a community exposure and health effects assessment undertaken in the Wabamun area to gauge the impact of airborne contaminants on the health of the population. The report describes the population and personal distribution of exposure to airborne chemicals and particulates in the Wabamun area. Using a personal exposure model, the relative contribution of various exposure sources and pathways to airborne chemicals is estimated and associations between exposure to airborne chemicals and human health effects are described.

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The Wabamun and Area Community Exposure and Health Effects Assessment Program (WACEHEAP) : summary report

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This report summarizes the results of a community exposure and health effects assessment undertaken in the Wabamun area to gauge the impact of airborne contaminants on the health of the... More ≫

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This report summarizes the results of a community exposure and health effects assessment undertaken in the Wabamun area to gauge the impact of airborne contaminants on the health of the population. Information is presented in a summarized, easy-to-read format. Describes the goals of the study, the participant groups studies, results of the study, the contaminants which were studied, and recommendations that resulted from the study.

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Health effects associated with short-term exposure to low levels of sulphur dioxide (SO₂) : a technical review

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In response to recommendations of the final report of the Provincial Advisory Committee on Public Safety and Sour Gas released in December 2000, Alberta Health and Wellness commissioned reports on... More ≫

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In response to recommendations of the final report of the Provincial Advisory Committee on Public Safety and Sour Gas released in December 2000, Alberta Health and Wellness commissioned reports on the health effects of low-level exposure to hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and sulphur dioxide (SO2). The present report on SO2 is the second of four reports. The goal of these reports was to provide a comprehensive review of the available primary scientific literature in order to develop a quantitative understanding of the current state of knowledge with respect to the dose-response relationship between exposure to these contaminants (H2S and SO2) and health effects based on the weight of evidence in the peer-reviewed scientific literature.

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The Fort Saskatchewan and area community exposure and health effects assessment : final report

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This report summarizes the results of a community exposure and health effects assessment undertaken in Fort Saskatchewan to assess the impact of airborne contaminants on the health of the... More ≫

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This report summarizes the results of a community exposure and health effects assessment undertaken in Fort Saskatchewan to assess the impact of airborne contaminants on the health of the population. The report describes the population and personal distribution of exposure to airborne chemicals and particulates in the city of Fort Saskatchewan and the surrounding region. Using a personal exposure model, the relative contribution of various exposure sources and pathways to airborne chemicals is estimated and associations between exposure to airborne chemicals and human health effects are described.

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