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Pollution Probe Primers
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The
Acid Rain Primer
October 2006
Pollution Probe is pleased to publish
this second edition of the Acid Rain Primer. The first edition was
published in 2000. This edition contains a more in-depth description of
the science of acid rain and the policy and regulatory history of this
fascinating environmental and health issue.
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Rain Primer (2.63MB)
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Version
française (8MB)
A
Guide to Climate Change for Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises
October 2006
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Pollution Probe are pleased to
publish A Guide to Climate Change for Small- to Medium-sized
Enterprises.
We believe that a thoughtful approach by
small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to dealing with climate change
can result in economic benefits through cost savings and enhanced
markets, while protecting against economic costs and damages to business
that may result from climate instability and global warming.
SMEs can help in the fight against climate change, to the benefit of
people and ecosystems around the globe, and they can pursue new business
opportunities in the challenging times to come.
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Primer on Volatile Organic Compounds
October 2005
Pollution Probe is pleased to present this primer on Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOC) as an introduction to some of the toxic VOCs that we
encounter in everyday life. As with other Pollution primers, The Primer
on Volatile Organic Compounds has been designed as an educational
resource for people who want to understand this source of pollution and
then take action to protect themselves and their children. In addition,
the primer has been designed for use as an introduction to controlling
VOCs from small- and medium- sized businesses. There are many
opportunities in this sector to reduce VOC emissions and hence the
unnedessary exposure of employees and surrounding communities to these
pollutants.
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Child Health and the Environment - A Primer
August 2005
Children's
environmental health is a large and rapidly growing field. This Primer
aims to provide a solid introduction to a vast and complex topic. It
will enable the reader to understand the basis for concern about
environmental impacts on children's health, and will make it easier to
pursue further readings and research into this vitally important issue.
In tandem, an
8-page brochure has been created that provides practical and easy
childproofing tips to protect our children.
Download Primer - English (2.6MB)
Version française
(2.08MB)
Version française: "Ne
prenons pas de risque, protegeons la sante environnementale de nos
enfants". (339KB)
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Primer
on Bioproducts
November 2004
This primer on
Bioproducts is an introduction to biology-based products and processes -
technologies and processes that use plants, micro-organisms and their
products as an alternative (or as a complement) to the fossil fuels and
petrochemicals used in cars, factories and consumer goods.
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Version française (2.1MB)
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The
Source Water Protection Primer
May 2004
Much more needs to be done to protect the sources of our
drinking water. Better source protection means preventing the kind of pollution that later must be removed
or treated, and it means paying more attention to watershed management. Many Canadians are talking about Source Protection — and there is a wide consensus that it is the
right thing to do and that it is time to make it happen. The Source Water Protection Primer has been created
to inform public discussion on what source protection is and how we can make it happen.
Download Primer in PDF format (7.4MB)
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Download Brochure "Act
for Clean Water: An Introduction to Source Water Protection" (1.12MB)
Version française:
"Pour une eau saine: Petit guide de la protection des sources" (945KB)
Primer on
Climate Change and Human Health
April 2004
The Primer describes the potential effects that a warmer and more variable
climate can have on our health. It discusses the climate change impacts
that are expected to occur across Canada, as well as some of the actions
being taken by various levels of government to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and to help Canadians adapt to a change climate. Helpful tips
are given on what you can do to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and
ways in which you can protect yourself from harmful effects.
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Version Française
(1.9MB)
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Emissions
Trading Primer
November 2003
Pollution Probe is pleased to present this Primer on emissions trading.
The objective of this primer is to give the public balanced and reasonably
comprehensive information on a topic of current policy interest. The
Primer contains sufficient detail to give the reader an idea of the
concepts involved in emissions trading, as well as the basic principles
and some of the details that govern actual trading systems.
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Primer
on the Technologies of Renewable Energy
October 2003
Pollution Probe is pleased to present this educational primer on renewable
energy technologies. It has been developed to promote greater public
understanding of the potential for shifting Canada's energy generation
sources to cleaner and less greenhouse gas-intensive technologies.
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Version Française
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Mercury
in the Environment: A Primer
June 2003
The
purpose of Pollution Probe's Mercury Primer is to provide an overview of
the presence and effects of mercury in the environment and its impacts on
human health. The primer identifies where mercury is being used and
released, the risks associated with exposure to mercury, and ways to help
prevent mercury pollution. The primer also describes what governments,
businesses and individuals are doing to eliminate the use of mercury and
prevent its release to the environment.
Download Primer in PDF format (3.6MB)
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Drinking
Water Primer
June 2002
The current high level of public interest
and concern about drinking water safety and quality makes this a timely
publication. To foster improved understanding on the vital subject of
ensuring clean and safe water, Pollution Probe is pleased to offer this
Drinking Water Primer to the public.
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Primer in PDF format (22MB)
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report.
The Smog Primer
June 2002
The second in a series of Pollution Probe Primers, the Smog Primer has
been developed to build public understanding of the sources of smog
pollutants, their effects on human health, and the things we can do to
reduce smog pollution and protect ourselves and our children from harm.
Download Primer in PDF format (1.9MB)
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Version Française (3.2MB)
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The
Acid Rain Primer
June
2000
Although we haven't heard about it for
quite a while, the acid rain problem is far from being solved. There is
much work to be done, and Canadians need to be reacquainted with the issue
of acid rain and what is at stake. As we enter the new millennium, acid
rain is a good news, bad news story. The good news is that, over the past
several years, Canada has met all of its goals in reducing emissions of
sulphur dioxide, a key cause of acid rain. Even better, some lakes have
started to show signs of recovery. The bad news is that, in spite of this
good work, we have found that our original reduction goals were not tough
enough to protect some areas of Canada from acid rain, especially parts of
Ontario and Quebec and much of the Atlantic provinces. The "Acid Rain
Primer" covers many aspects of the problem including US and Canadian
policies, area monitoring, as well as current and future situations in
Canada 42 pages).
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