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Arsenic in Drinking Water Health Canada

This site looks at health effects and how to test for arsenic levels in your water.

Biological Sciences - Dr. Wing Sung National Research Council Canada

Meet Dr. Wing Sung and discover a career in which scientists use little proteins to solve big problems, such as treating diseases, reducing chlorine use in the pulp and paper industry and improving the quality of hemp fibre.

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in North America Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Access information on BSE, including news releases, disease information and policies and procedures to contain this disease.

Climate Change and Health Health Canada

Discover how scientists are working to try to understand how climate change could impact our health. Access related resources such as publications and reports.

Effects of Lead on Human Health Health Canada

Information dealing with the effects of lead in the environment - in food, in water, and in the air.

Environmental and Workplace Health Health Canada

Addressing air quality, water quality, soil contamination affecting food supply, toxic management, use of pesticides and radiation-emitting devices, as well as a wide range of workplace health and safety issues.

Fallout Health Canada

Learn about fallout radiation in Canada’s North and how it can travel through the food chain to humans (text and video).

Guidelines on Risk of Frostbite Environment Canada

Learn how research into wind chill effects has determined precisely how long it takes for exposed skin to freeze in cold winter weather.

It's Your Health - Environment Health Canada

Find fact sheets on 24 issues of environmental health, from aircraft noise to woodsmoke. Each fact sheet has background information, details about health effects, and tips on how to minimize personal risk.

Mercury and the Environment Environment Canada

Facts about mercury, its properties, and the impact it has on the environment and human health.

Radiation Protection Bureau Health Canada

Find information about a program responsible for the investigation, communication and reduction of health risks to Canadians from exposure to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation.

Safe Environments Programme Health Canada

Information about environmental health issues such as radiation, contaminants, health sciences, and health impacts.

Toxic Chemicals Update Environment Canada

Read this newsletter for the latest research articles about toxic chemicals, updates on Canada's National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) and more. Updated yearly.

West Nile Virus Public Health Agency of Canada

Link to information on West Nile virus, which mosquitoes transmit after becoming infected by feeding on the blood of birds carrying the virus.