Air quality

Read more about Assessment of the Health Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields

Assessment of the Health Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields

  • Mathieu Gauthier
  • Denis Gauvin
  • This report is based on an analysis of scientific articles published in peer-reviewed journals and on expert reports by recognized national and international health organizations.
  • Sources of exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) are varied and increasingly prevalent.
  • Public exposure to RF-EMFs comes from two types of sources:
      • Knowledge review
Read more about IVAIRE Project: Study of the Impacts of Ventilation on Indoor Air Quality in the Home and on the Respiratory Health of Asthmatic Children

IVAIRE Project: Study of the Impacts of Ventilation on Indoor Air Quality in the Home and on the Respiratory Health of Asthmatic Children

  • Pierre Lajoie
  • Daniel Aubin
  • Véronique Gingras
  • Patrick Daigneault
  • Francine Ducharme
  • Denis Gauvin
  • Don Fugler
  • Jean-Marc Leclerc
  • Doyun Won
  • Marilène Courteau
  • Suzanne Gingras
  • Marie-Ève Héroux
  • Wenping Yang
  • Hans Schleiginger

The objectives of the Impact de la Ventilation sur l’Air intérieur et la Respiration des Enfants asthmatiques dans les habitations (IVAIRE) project were to evaluate the impact of ventilation on indoor air quality and the frequency of respiratory symptoms in asthmatic children living in single family homes. The two-phase project was broken down into two one-year periods: the pre-intervention…

  • Synthesis and summary
Read more about Mould Compendium

Mould Compendium

  • Marie-Alix D'Halewyn
  • Pierre Chevalier

Each of these fact sheets contains information relating to different biological, medical and toxicological aspects of the moulds. These fact sheets also describe the requirements for mould growth as well as the materials on which moulds can grow. The site is accessible to everyone at no charge. It is intended for physicians, researchers, construction professionals, as well as the general…

  • Repertory
Read more about Guide for the evaluation of a warning system for people vulnerable to heat and smog

Guide for the evaluation of a warning system for people vulnerable to heat and smog

  • Kaddour Mehiriz
  • Pierre Gosselin

Weather warning systems are among the main policy tools used by public authorities to protect the population from vagaries in the weather. More particularly, weather warning systems are implemented so that the government can monitor weather conditions and issue warnings when extreme weather events, such as heat waves, cold waves, heavy rainfall, etc., threaten the population. As is the case in…

  • Research report, study and analysis
Read more about Estimation of environmental exposure to ground-level ozone: an example of modelling for the Québec population

Estimation of environmental exposure to ground-level ozone: an example of modelling for the Québec population

  • Ariane Adam-Poupart
  • Allan Brand
  • Michel Fournier
  • Audrey Smargiassi

Ozone (O3) is a gas that is one of the normal components of the atmosphere. In the stratosphere, it forms the ozone layer and protects the earth from the sun's ultraviolet rays. However, in the troposphere, ozone does not provide this same protective effect; it is instead identified as being a greenhouse gas and one of the main components of smog. This gas could therefore constitute certain…

  • Research report, study and analysis
Read more about Health Impacts of Particles from Forest Fires

Health Impacts of Particles from Forest Fires

  • Tarik Benmarhnia
  • Fatma Mathlouthi
  • Audrey Smargiassi

The Government of Quebec's 2006–2012 Climate Change Action Plan, Quebec and Climate Change: A Challenge for the Future, brings together several Quebec government departments and agencies. The Green Fund, financed by a levy on fossil fuels, is mainly being used to fund 26 measures focused on two key objectives: greenhouse gas emission reductions and adaptation to climate change.

  • Research report, study and analysis
Read more about Urban Traffic Calming and Air Quality: Effects and Implications for Practice

Urban Traffic Calming and Air Quality: Effects and Implications for Practice

  • Olivier Bellefleur

This summary is the second in a series of five short documents based on a literature review published in 2011. In what follows, we first present the mechanisms of action underlying traffic-calming strategies, as these mechanisms help to explain and predict the effects of calming interventions on air pollution produced by traffic. Next, we summarize the results of studies having evaluated two…

  • Synthesis and summary
Read more about Presence of asbestos fibres in indoor and outdoor air in the city of Thetford Mines: estimation of lung cancer and mesothelioma risks - Summary

Presence of asbestos fibres in indoor and outdoor air in the city of Thetford Mines: estimation of lung cancer and mesothelioma risks - Summary

  • Marie-Hélène Bourgault
  • Denis Belleville

In the autumn of 2007, the Association des victimes de l'amiante du Québec (AVAQ – a Québec association for asbestos victims) and the Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs du Québec (MDDEP – Québec ministry of sustainable development, the environment and parks) published studies on the asbestos concentrations measured in indoor and outdoor air in…

  • Synthesis and summary
Read more about Presence of asbestos fibres in indoor and outdoor air in the city of Thetford Mines: estimation of lung cancer and mesothelioma risks

Presence of asbestos fibres in indoor and outdoor air in the city of Thetford Mines: estimation of lung cancer and mesothelioma risks

  • Marie-Hélène Bourgault

In the autumn of 2007, the Association des victimes de l'amiante du Québec (AVAQ – a Québec association for asbestos victims) and the Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs du Québec (MDDEP – Québec ministry of sustainable development, the environment and parks) published studies on the asbestos concentrations measured in indoor and outdoor air in…

  • Research report, study and analysis
Read more about Cancer risk assessment for workers exposed to nitrosamines in a warehouse of finished rubber products in the Eastern Townships (Québec, Canada)

Cancer risk assessment for workers exposed to nitrosamines in a warehouse of finished rubber products in the Eastern Townships (Québec, Canada)

  • Gaétan Carrier
  • Marie-Claire Desrosiers
  • Georges Adib

This risk assessment was undertaken at the request of Dr. Louise Soulière, director of public health and evaluation at the Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de l'Estrie.

The objective of this work is to assess whether workers in a warehouse of finished rubber products in the Eastern Townships are at risk of contracting cancer because of the presence of nitrosamines in the…

  • Scientific advisory
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