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Contaminants in black market cannabis: Consumers need answers
February 19, 2020
Legalization of cannabis in 2018 was intended, among other things, to cut off funding to organized crime by removing revenue streams from the sale of illicit cannabis. Public health broadly supported…
An investigation of mercury poisoning and home contamination: Success through multi-sectoral collaboration
January 30, 2020
The NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or online…
Weighing the complex public health and community impacts of artificial turf
January 12, 2020
Why are people so concerned about artificial turf? Since 2015, when soccer coach Amy Griffin went public with her concerns about seemingly elevated cancer rates among young soccer players, parents…
Cannabis edibles: Regulatory updates, risk assessment and public health messaging
July 11, 2019
The NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or online…
2019 NCCEH Year in Review
December 19, 2019
As we reflect back on 2019 it is our pleasure to recount highlights of some of our NCCEH work in 2019. We continue to focus on built environment, climate-related public health impacts, emergency…
Artificial turf and crumb rubber
November 13, 2019
Modern artificial turf is used indoors and outdoors in a wide variety of settings, including multipurpose recreational and professional sports fields, playgrounds, residential areas, and public…
Palytoxin: A potent but poorly understood marine toxin found on aquarium coral
October 30, 2019
Palytoxin (PLTX) is a potent but poorly understood marine toxin that periodically attracts media attention when poisonings occur. Some recent incidents included: In August 2019, a family of five…
Growing Cannabis Safely at Home
October 2, 2019
As of 2018, it became legal for Canadians to grow up to 4 cannabis plants per household. Having cannabis plants in a home poses risks but there are ways to grow more safely. Children, pets, and even…
Cannabis poisoning in BC: Insights from poison control centre calls
July 24, 2019
This blog is a synopsis of a recent seminar entitled “Calls to the British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre on the Cusp of Cannabis Legalization”, presented in our 2019 NCCEH Environmental…
Environmental health seminar - BCIT student research projects
July 11, 2019
The NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or…