Asbestos still leading cause of work-related deaths in the province: WorkSafe Sask.

CTV News – Disease related to asbestos exposure continues to be the leading cause of death in the province, WorkSafe Saskatchewan says. Asbestos accounts for 23 per cent of 388 work-related deaths in Saskatchewan between 2009 and 2018, WorkSafe said in a news release. Many homes and buildings built before 1990 still contain asbestos, so contractors and homeowners doing renovations may be putting themselves at risk of exposure to asbestos.
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BC State of the Air Report

BC Lung AssociationThe 2019 BC State of the Air Report is now available. Published annually by the BC Lung Association’s Air Quality and Health Steering Committee, the report provides a snapshot of key air quality issues across the province and includes articles on volatile organic compounds (VOCs), air quality sensors and wildfire smoke.
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Exposure to crystalline silica in Canadian workplaces and the risk of kidney cancer

Occupational and Environmental Medicine – The causes of kidney cancer are not well understood although occupational exposures are thought to play a role. Crystalline silica is a known human carcinogen, and despite previous links with kidney disease, few studies have investigated its association with kidney cancer. Researchers addressed this knowledge gap using a population-based case-control study of Canadian men. Their study did not find that occupational exposure to crystalline silica increases risk of kidney cancer in men.
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‘Like being in prison’: Neighbours worry while province studies cancer rate near former Domtar site

The Chronicle Herald – Residents near the former Domtar site say they feel there’s nothing they can do while the province looks into why that area has elevated rates of breast, endometrial and lung cancer compared to the rest of Alberta. Last spring, residents near the 37-hectare former Domtar Inc. wood-treatment operation received letters warning their homes were near land contaminated primarily with dioxins and furans.
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