This document shows the results of the blood lead testing that occurred in the fall of 2021.
Fall 2021 Blood Lead ReportDownload
Reports
This report recaps the first three phases of this work, which were conducted in the laboratory, and presents the results of the final soil amendment trials, which were conducted in the field. Find out whether in situ soil treatment was discovered to be a feasible approach to reducing the risk posed lead in Trail soils
This is a report to the THEC on Teck Trail Operations' fugitive dust reduction program from 2021. It includes a description of fugitive dust with reduction progress to date and focuses on providing details from studies to mitigate the influence of weather on dust emissions.
Andrea McCormick from the Trail Area Health & Environment Program’s Home & Garden team provides an overview of research on Pb (lead) and produce including an update on Pb levels of produce grown in Trail. The 2019 study on produce in Trail is available on thep.ca. This presentation is from 2021.
Trail-Area-Soil-Management-Program-2019-2020-Soil-Management-ProgramDownload
This document shows the results of the blood lead testing that occurred in the fall of 2020.
Fall 2020 Blood Lead ReportDownload
This is a report to the THEC on Teck Trail Operations' fugitive dust reduction program from 2020. It includes a description of fugitive dust and reduction progress to date, explains current administrative control initiatives in place, and discusses continuous improvement plans.
2019 Soil Management PlanDownload
This is a report to the THEC on Teck Trail Operations' 2019 fugitive dust reduction program. It includes a description of fugitive dust and why reduction is important, provides details around current initiatives such as wind fencing, onsite wheel washing, and real-time road dust monitoring. It provides ambient air monitoring results and project next steps.
This analysis of data from 2003-2015 was completed by the BCCDC. This study looked at two forms of IBD, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and found rates of Crohn’s disease were higher in Trail from 2010-2015, compared with Interior Health (IH) as a whole. Rates of ulcerative colitis were the same for Trail and IH.
This document shows the results of the blood lead testing that occurred in the fall of 2019.
Trail Blood Lead Levels PresentationDownload
This document shows the results of the blood lead testing that occurred in the fall of 2018.
Fall 2018 Blood Lead ReportDownload
This document shows the results of the blood lead testing that occurred in the fall of 2017.
Fall 2017 Blood Lead ReportDownload
This document shows the results of the blood lead testing that occurred in the fall of 2016.
Fall 2016 Blood Lead ReportDownload
This document shows the results of the blood lead testing that occurred in the fall of 2015
Fall 2015 Blood Lead ReportDownload
This document shows the results of the blood lead testing that occurred in the fall of 2014.
Fall 2014 Blood Lead ReportDownload
This document describes the five comprehensive programs of the Trail Area Health & Environment Program, during and following extensive public consultation in 2010. The components are: Air Quality; Family Health; Home and Garden; Property Development; Parks and Wildlands. The Program’s vision, mission, values, goals, and processes for governance, delivery, evaluation, and community engagement are described.
This review describes what has been published on the factors that influence early childhood development, the benefits and effectiveness of in-home visitation and community-based collaborative programs, and features of such programs that can promote health equity.
Fall 2013 Blood Lead ResultsDownload
In 2013, a review of data for Trail was performed by the BC Center for Disease Control. IBD-related hospitalizations, physician visits and medication prescriptions for 2007-2011 were found to be higher for Trail residents, compared with several other communities, Interior Health and BC.