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.
This report shares the 2013 Children’s Blood Lead Clinic results. This includes participation rates, results, and environmental conditions. Participation is voluntary. The blood lead level geomean for Areas 2/3 was 6.1 µg/dL and 3.8 µg/dL for Area 1. Environmental conditions refer to Pb in air were noticeably higher in August than typically.
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.
This is a report to the THEC on Teck Trail Operations' fugitive dust reduction program from 2016. The report includes annual results of ambient air testing at Butler Park, an update on the Smelter Recycle Building construction, upgrades to the Roaster Pad, and an update around road sweeping and road flushing in the Trail area.
This report shares the 2012 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 2012 fall clinic was 5.4 µg/dL. Environmental conditions refer to Pb in air at different times of the year.
An update on the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study of the Upper Columbia River in the US. The Study is conducted under the oversight of the EPA, and with the participation of the State of Washington (Ecology), the U.S. Department of Interior, and the Colville & Spokane ...
This report shares the 2011 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 2011 fall clinic was 5.0 µg/dL. Environmental conditions refer to Pb in air at different times of the year.
This report summarizes the series of reports on whether any substances other than lead pose a potential concern in the local environment at Trail. Phase 4 incorporated the most recent data and concluded risks were low. Actions to address residential soils with a focus on lead would further reduce risks from other smelter-related metals.
Learn how the first few years of the transition from Trail Community Lead Task Force (TCLTF) to Trail Area Health & Environment Committee (THEC) went, as the THEC, Teck, Interior Health and City of Trail implemented the 2001 recommendations of the TCLTF.
This report is an excellent resource for understanding the history of study and action on lead and other smelter-related metals in Trail, and the basis for the long-term recommendations that fostered the development of what is currently the Trail Area Health & Environment Program.
This study, by the Epidemiology Section of BC Ministry of Health in 1994, examined rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and chronic renal disease (CRD) hospitalizations and deaths in Trail compared with the region. Findings showed Trail had lower rates of inflammatory bowel disease and similar rates of chronic renal disease compared to the Region.
This study by the Epidemiology Division of the BC Cancer agency concluded that cancer mortality data for 1956-1989 and cancer incidence data for 1983-1989 did not suggest that environmental contamination from smelter-related metals led to any increased risk of developing cancer during those timeframes.
This report shares the 2010 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 2010 fall clinic was 4.9 µg/dL. Environmental conditions refer to Pb in air at different times of the year.
This addendum contains a list of corrections/changes for the Phase 4 report, based on review comments from the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (ENV). The corrections are mostly typographical errors. The changes have improved the clarity of the report, as suggested by ENV. The conclusions of the Phase 4 report are not impacted.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
