This report shares the 2009 Children’s Blood Lead Clinic results. This includes participation rates, results, and environmental conditions. Participation is voluntary. Rates are provided by neighbourhood and area. The blood lead level geomean based on the 2009 fall clinic was 5.6 µg/dL. Environmental conditions refer to Pb in air at different times of the year.
Fall 2009 Blood Lead Report Read More »
This package includes the minutes of the meeting and reports presented at the THEC meeting of September 10, 2009.
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This package includes the minutes of the meeting and reports presented at the THEC meeting of May 20, 2009.
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This package includes the minutes of the meeting and reports presented at the THEC meeting of March 3, 2009.
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This package includes the minutes of the meeting and reports presented at the THEC meeting of January 20, 2009.
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This report shares the 2008 Children’s Blood Lead Clinic results. This includes participation rates, results, and environmental conditions. Participation is voluntary. Rates are provided by neighbourhood and area. The blood lead level geomean based on the 2008 fall clinic was 5.9 µg/dL. Environmental conditions refer to Pb in air at different times of the year.
Fall 2008 Blood Lead Report Read More »
Learn whether substances other than lead pose a potential concern in Trail. This phase evaluated peoples’ exposures to a broader suite of metals than had been considered in previous phases. The conclusion was that risks were low and the potential concern to watch going forward was arsenic and cadmium concentrations in outdoor air.
HHRA Phase 4: Additional Data Collection and Probabilistic Risk Calculations (2008) Read More »
This report shares the 2007 Children’s Blood Lead Clinic results. This includes participation rates, results, and environmental conditions. Participation is voluntary. Rates are provided by neighbourhood and area. The blood lead level geomean based on the 2007 fall clinic was 5.2 µg/dL. Environmental conditions refer to Pb in air at different times of the year.
Fall 2007 Blood Lead Report Read More »
This report responds to a request by Teck (then Cominco) as a “responsible person” under Section 18 of the BC Contaminated Sites Regulation for a formal recommendation on the acceptable level of human exposure and health risk for the site. Recommendations were prepared by the Medical Health Officer and transmitted to BC Ministry of Environment.
In 2000, the Trail Community Lead Task Force consulted with the local community and international experts as it worked to develop recommendations following 10 years of research, program development and monitoring. This report includes notes about the meeting content reviewed and Q&A, summarizes key discussion points, and presents proposed actions collated by the review group.
Program Review Report (2000) Read More »
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