Category Archive for ‘Environmental Health’

Quick Resource Guide – Healthy Schools December 2020 Canadians for A Safe Learning Environment (CASLE) closed its doors in 2017, however attempts are made to periodically update this resource sheet because the need for information relevant to school Indoor Air Quality and Health and Safety is ongoing.  We hope this… read more →

Accommodation for Environmentally Sensitive Workers A document of the NSEHC

Environmental Sensitivities-Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Status Report Advances in Knowledge, and Current Service Gaps Environmental Health Clinic Women’s College Hospital, Toronto by Lynn Marshall MD, FAAEM, FRSM, MCFP Alison Bested MD, FRCPC John Molot, MD, FCFP Kathleen Kerr MD, Dip Env Health Riina I. Bray BASc, MSc, MD, FCFP, MHSc

Accommodating Employees with Environmental Sensitivities by Debra Sine, Leslirae Rotor, and Elizabeth Hare

Associations of Cognitive Function Scores with Carbon Dioxide, Ventilation, and Volatile Organic Compound Exposures in Office Workers: A Controlled Exposure Study of Green and Conventional Office Environments Joseph G. Allen, Piers MacNaughton, Usha Satish, Suresh Santanam, Jose Vallarino, and John D. Spengler, Harvard School of Public Health http://www.chgeharvard.org/resource/impact-green-buildings-cognitive-function Excerpts: “This… read more →

There is increasing evidence that exposure to environmental health risks before conception, before birth, and in early childhood can lead to various developmental problems and chronic diseases such as asthma. There is also evidence that early prevention, can help reduce these risks. Teaching young people about how to prevent these… read more →

K. Robinson Healthy Schools Editor AEHA National Update Magazine Winter, 1997 (updated 2008.)

Compiled by Dr. Jennifer Armstrong and Helen Neizgoda. June, 2007 1. Books Environmental Topics – Volume 7 – Environmental Toxicology:  Current Developments Edited by John Rose Published by: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers ISBN – 905-6991-40X    1998 See Chapter 2, pages 13-48. Environment Pollution, Neurotoxicity and Criminal Violence.  By Roger D.… read more →

Understanding Environmental Sensitivities September, 2007 DEFINITION of Environmental Sensitivities: “a variety of reactions to chemicals, electromagnetic radiation and other environmental factors at exposure levels commonly tolerated by many people.” – Medical Perspectives on Environmental Sensitivities. M. E. Sears, 2007  Diagnostic Criteria Symptoms are reproducible with repeat exposure The condition is chronic Low levels of… read more →

Tea Tree Oil is used in some cleaning products. From Wikipedia: Tea tree oil (TTO), or melaleuca oil, is an essential oil with a fresh camphoraceous odor and a color that ranges from pale yellow to nearly colorless and clear.[2] It is taken from the leaves of the Melaleuca alternifolia,… read more →