Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : human exposure to harmful substances.: En4-144/75-2023E-PDF
"Chemical substances are present in air, soil, water, products and food. Humans are exposed to chemicals in many ways, including inhalation, ingestion and skin contact. For some of these substances exposure, even in small amounts, can be hazardous to both humans and wildlife. Mercury and its compounds, lead, inorganic cadmium compounds and bisphenol A (BPA) are listed as toxic substances under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. These indicators present the average concentrations of mercury, lead, cadmium and BPA in the Canadian population"--Page 5.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : human exposure to harmful substances. |
| Variant title | Human exposure to harmful substances |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Earlier edition | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Indicateurs canadiens de durabilité de l'environnement : exposition humaine à des substances nocives. "Project code: EC23015." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Gatineau QC : Environment and Climate Change Canada = Environnement et changement climatique Canada, October 2023. ©2023 |
| Description | 1 online resource (24 pages) : graphs |
| ISBN | 9780660495804 |
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| Subject terms | Hazardous substances -- Health aspects -- Canada -- Statistics. Pollutants -- Health aspects -- Canada -- Statistics. Environmental indicators -- Canada. |