Human biomonitoring of environmental chemicals: Current use and future directions

January 25, 2024

Abstract Chemicals are everywhere – in air, soil, water, products and food – and can enter the body through ingestion, inhalation, and skin contact. Human biomonitoring evaluates the actual levels…

[ARCHIVED] Systematic Review of Human Biomonitoring Studies of Environmental Contaminants

January 17, 2008

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Environmental Health Surveillance Workshop

May 19, 2013

Presentations: Introduction Tom Kosatsky, BCCDC Environmental Health Surveillance in Canada Now Eric Lavigne, PHAC National Environmental Public Health Tracking: Environmental Health…

Newsletter Archive

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Neonicotinoid pesticides

January 21, 2020

Neonicotinoids (also referred to as “neonics”) are insecticides derived from nicotine. They act by binding strongly to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the central nervous system of insects,…

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…

Keeping Drinking Water Safe: New Guidelines for PFAS in Canada

March 13, 2019

What are PFAS? Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, or PFAS, represent a large group of synthetic chemicals that have been in use since the 1950s in industry and consumer products as water, stain,…

[ARCHIVED] Epidemiologic Evidence of Relationships Between Reproductive and Child Health Outcomes and Environmental Chemical Contaminants

May 10, 2008

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[ARCHIVED] Systematic Review of Environmental Burden of Disease in Canada

October 24, 2010

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Appendix 1: PBDEs – Further Reading

What is the issue? What are PBDEs?Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. ToxFAQs™ for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs). Atlanta, GA: Centres for Disease Control, U.S. Department of…