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While officials have repeatedly sought to assure residents that the water and air in East Palestine, Ohio, are safe after the derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials earlier this month, anxiety has permeated the community amid reports of rashes, nausea and headaches. While it was deemed safe for evacuated residents to return home on February 8, community members have questioned how safe their village is and the validity of the air and water tests. ()

Classified as: ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ experts, Ohio, train derailment, air pollution, air quality, Hazardous materials, Scott Weichenthal, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
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Published on: 20 Feb 2023

More than 130 forest fires were burning in northwestern Ontario on Sunday, July 25, with Environment Canada issuing air quality statements for much of the region due to smoke. ()

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, PhD candidate, Department of Bioresource Engineering

Classified as: Forest fires, wildfires, smog, air quality, smoke, climate change, Sustainability, BC, Quebec, ontario
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Published on: 28 Jul 2021
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