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Human health risks associated with surface water impacts after a wildfire : problem formulation

Description

Presents findings of a study to complete a problem formulation for human health risks associated with surface water impacts after a wildfire. The main goal of the work was to better understand and assess potential human health risks from the Horse River Wildfire on surface water bodies that serve as drinking and recreational water sources and apply learnings to future wildfires. Five recommendations are provided, including a review of facilities in Alberta that are most susceptible to wildfire associated surface water risk and generation of a small suite of key indicator compounds to help notify water users of the wildfire related impacts to water.

Updated

November 1, 2021

Tags
Horse River wildfire environmental health human health risks problem formulation surface water surface water bodies water quality wildfires

Title and publication information

Type
Advice Report
Extent

90 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator
Health
Publisher

Health

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Resource Dates

Date Created

2021-11-01

Date Added

2021-12-14T21:54:49.482444

Date Modified

2021-11-01

Date Issued

2021-12-17

Audience information

Identifiers

ISBN (pdf)

9781460151105

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Health. Public Health and Compliance. Health Protection Branch

Contact Email

health.ephs@gov.ab.ca