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Ambient Air Pollution and the Risk of Childhood-onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Topics: Chemical Agents, Children's Environmental Health, Outdoor Air
This presentation will summarize the results from a study investigating the effects of ambient air pollution on the risk of developing pediatric-onset IBD using Ontario administrative health data. In…
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Artificial turf: Contributions and limits of health research in decision making

Topics: Artificial Turf, Chemical Agents, Children's Environmental Health, Physical Agents
Artificial turf continues to elicit public health concern as a potential risk to children’s health, which has prompted research investment to generate better and more comprehensive risk assessments.…
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Best Practices for Reducing Near-Road Air Pollution Exposure at Schools

Topics: Children's Environmental Health, Indoor Air, Outdoor Air
Learn about strategies that can be implemented at schools to reduce indoor and outdoor exposures to air pollution emitted by traffic. We'll share the latest ideas, from upgrading your filtration…
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Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Perinatal Health

Topics: Children's Environmental Health, Outdoor Air
The period between conception and early childhood when vital organs are forming and rapidly developing is the most vulnerable of life stages to the effects of toxic environment exposures, including…
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Human health risk assessments addressing artificial turf and crumb rubber

Topics: Artificial Turf, Chemical Agents, Children's Environmental Health, Physical Agents
Public concern regarding the potential toxicological effects of exposure to artificial turf pitches has led to the publication of numerous human health risk assessments (HHRAs) on styrene-butadiene…
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January 2018 Environmental Health Research Scan

Topics: Indigenous Environmental Health, Agriculture, Built Environment, Biological Agents, Cannabis, Chemical Agents, Children's Environmental Health, Climate Change, Infectious Diseases, Contaminants and Hazards, Drinking Water, Emergency Preparedness, Surveillance, Equity, Food, Wildfire, Health Impact Assessment, Indoor Air, Nuisance Control, Outdoor Air, Personal Service Establishments, Pest Control, Physical Agents, Practices and Procedures, Public Facilities, Radiation, Recreational Water, Risk Analysis, Tobacco Reduction, Waste, Water, Zoonoses
Full ScanThe attached PDF version of the Research Scan has over 100 references and is broken into over 30 categories.Editor’s PicksAfter searching through the dozens of articles referenced in the…
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March 2018 Environmental Health Research Scan

Topics: Indigenous Environmental Health, Agriculture, Built Environment, Cannabis, Chemical Agents, Children's Environmental Health, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Emergency Preparedness, Surveillance, Equity, Food, Wildfire, Health Impact Assessment, Indoor Air, Outdoor Air, Personal Service Establishments, Pest Control, Physical Agents, Radiation, Recreational Water, Risk Analysis, Waste, Water, Zoonoses
Full Scan The attached PDF version of the Research Scan has over 100 references and is broken into over 30 categories.Editor’s PicksAfter searching through the dozens of articles referenced in the…
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Minimizing Children’s Non-residential Exposure to Traffic-related Pollution

Topics: Children's Environmental Health, Outdoor Air
A significant portion of children’s exposure to traffic-related pollution occurs in and around schools and daycares and in transit to these locations. New schools and daycare facilities should be…
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