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Post-disaster emergency response: Supporting people who use substances
November 3, 2022
Introduction There have been over 30,000 recorded deaths attributed to toxic substances across Canada since 2016. The toxic drug supply has had a devastating impact on communities across Canada that…
Floatation tanks
June 1, 2017
Floatation or float tanks have resurged in popularity since their initial commercialization in the 1970s. These tanks, pods, or chambers are intended to help users achieve certain physical and mental…
Supporting foodborne outbreak investigations: A review of the use of whole genome sequencing and emerging technologies
October 14, 2022
Key Messages A paradigm shift in foodborne outbreak investigations has occurred with the emergence of whole genome sequencing (WGS). WGS provides these improvements over traditional…
Cold plunge tanks: Considerations for environmental public health
April 24, 2024
Key Messages Cold water immersion in small pools or vessels constructed from a variety of materials such as stainless steel, plastic, vinyl, fiberglass, or specially treated wood has…
Newsletter Archive
/**/ Image April 2024 Features: Avian influenza A(H5N1) in dairy farms: An update on public health and food safety concerns…
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…
Crematoria and air quality fact sheet
March 30, 2020
In Canada, preference for cremation is increasing. The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) estimates that about 80% of human remains in Canada will be cremated by 2020. The increased…
[ARCHIVED] Clandestine Amphetamine-Derived Drug Laboratories: Remediation Guidelines for Residential Settings - revised
December 13, 2012
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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…
[ARCHIVED] Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)
September 2, 2008
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