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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,…
Pesticide exposure in the urban environment
June 5, 2018
Pesticides are chemicals developed to prevent or destroy unwanted species including insects (insecticides) and weeds (herbicides). Organochlorines and organophosphates, developed prior to the 1960s…
[ARCHIVED] Reducing residential indoor exposure to pesticides: A toolkit for practitioners
October 14, 2011
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[ARCHIVED] Residential Pesticides and Childhood Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
January 10, 2010
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[ARCHIVED] Does Eating Organic Food Reduce Pesticide Exposures and Health Risks?
May 1, 2010
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[ARCHIVED] A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Childhood Leukemia and Parental Occupational Pesticide Exposure
October 13, 2009
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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…
Unregulated cannabis: Risky production practices raise concern for consumers
June 8, 2021
/**/ Introduction Cannabis legalization in 2018 had multiple public safety and public health objectives. Legalization, it was hoped, would provide adult Canadians with access to high-quality…
Cannabis resources for environmental health practitioners
October 15, 2021
This topic page is intended to help environmental health practitioners understand the guiding principles and public health objectives being used to develop cannabis policy, both federally and across…
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…