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Catalogue Entry: Human Health Risk Assessment for Gasoline Exhaust – Summary
Health Canada completed the Human Health Risk Assessment for Gasoline Exhaust, a comprehensive review and analysis of the potential adverse health effects associated with...-
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Catalogue Entry: Human Health Risk Assessment for Diesel Exhaust – summary
Health Canada completed the Human Health Risk Assessment for Diesel Exhaust, a comprehensive review and analysis of the potential adverse health effects associated with diesel...-
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Catalogue Entry: Does traffic take your breath away?
Traffic is a major source of air pollution especially in urban areas. Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is a mixture of gases and particles that include many different...-
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Catalogue Entry: Outdoor air pollution and health: Minimizing the effects
Follow these tips to reduce your risk of health effects from air pollution.-
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Catalogue Entry: Outdoor air pollution and health: Health effects
Health effects from air pollution can depend on the source.-
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Catalogue Entry: Outdoor air pollution and health: Overview
Outdoor air pollution comes from a variety of sources, and even at low levels, has an impact on human health. It leads to disease, increased hospitalizations and even premature...-
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Catalogue Entry: Ventilation and the indoor environment
Canadians spend approximately 90% of their time indoors. While the first step to ensure good indoor air quality (IAQ) is to reduce indoor sources of pollution, ventilation is...-
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Catalogue Entry: Guidance for improving subway air quality
Urban rail rapid transit systems are a staple of public transit. They provide access to employment and social services, decrease private vehicle use, and promote physical...-
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Catalogue Entry: Traffic-related air pollution: An umbrella review-based human health risk...
The objective of this risk assessment is to evaluate the association of cancer with TRAP exposure in order to inform and support programs and policies designed to mitigate...-
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Catalogue Entry: Health impacts of traffic-related air pollution in Canada
A large body of scientific evidence has accumulated over the past 25 years attributing a wide range of adverse health effects to ambient (outdoor) air pollution exposure. These...-
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Catalogue Entry: Proposed Residential Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for Benzene
Health Canada assesses the health risks posed by specific indoor pollutants in residential environments and provides recommendations on how to reduce those risks. Residential...-
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Catalogue Entry: Traffic-related air pollution
Traffic is a major source of air pollution especially in urban areas. Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is a mixture of pollutants from vehicle exhaust, tire and brake wear,...-
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Catalogue Entry: Best practices for improving air quality in ice arenas
Resurfacers and edgers used to maintain the ice surface in these arenas are typically powered by internal combustion engines, which emit air pollutants such as carbon monoxide...-
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Catalogue Entry: Wildfire smoke 101: How to prepare for wildfire smoke
If you live in an area at higher risk for wildfires, it's best to be prepared. You can develop plans and take actions to protect yourself and your family before wildfire season...-
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Catalogue Entry: Wildfire smoke 101: Wildfire smoke and your health
Learn how to protect yourself from wildfire smoke.-
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Catalogue Entry: Wildfire smoke 101: Using an air purifier to filter wildfire smoke
Those who are at higher risk of the health effects from wildfire smoke will benefit the most from using an air purifier, also known as a portable air cleaner-
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Catalogue Entry: Wildfire smoke 101: Combined wildfire smoke and heat
In Canada, wildfire season occurs between April and October each year and can coincide with periods of extreme heat. It is important to know how to protect your health when...-
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Catalogue Entry: Infographic: Protecting your indoor air from outdoor pollutants
When outdoor air quality is poor, Health Canada recommends that individuals, particularly children, the elderly and those with pre-existing health conditions remain indoors as...-
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Catalogue Entry: Infographic: What is fine particulate matter (PM2.5)?
Fine Particulate Matter (also known as PM2.5) are particles in the air that measure less than 2.5 micrometers (μm) in diameter, and typically consists of a mix of things like...-
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Catalogue Entry: Health-based air quality objectives (HBAQOs)
Health-based air quality objectives will identify safe exposure levels of outdoor air pollutants of concern for human health.-
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