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10th Annual Air Quality & Health Workshop - February 19-20, 2013
Download: Air Quality and Health Workshop 2013 Final Program
Day 1: Radon Workshop
February 19, 2013 - The goal of the workshop was for participants to gain an understanding of the current state of knowledge on strategies to reduce residential radon exposure, including challenges and gaps.
1) Radon Exposure and its Health Effects in British Columbia
Dr. Sarah Henderson, BC Centre for Disease Control
2) Radon in BC: Where We Are and Where We Should Be Headed
Ms. Prabjit Barn, BC Centre for Disease Control, National Collaborating Centre on Environmental Health
3) Getting to Mitigation: A Summary of Other Countries' Experiences
Dr. Anne-Marie Nicol, CAREX
4) Engaging Physicians to Raise awareness of Radon Health Effects
Dr. William Osei, Northern Health Authority
5) Engaging Partners: Industry
Mr. Bob Wood, Mr. Radon Inc.
6) Interpreting Data on Test Durations
Ms. Pam Warkentin, RadonMatters
7) Radon Mitigation Methods: What Works in Canadian Environments
Mr. Marcel Brascoupé, Solutions Radon MB
8) Radon Reduction in the West Kootenays: Case Studies of Mitigation Effectiveness
Dr. Dana Schmidt, Donna Schmidt Memorial Lung Cancer Prevention Society
9) Radon Control in New Homes: A Meta-Analysis of 25 Years of Research
Dr. William Angell, University of Minnesota
10) A Brief Introduction to Radon Prevention in New Construction in Canada
Mr. Mathieu Brossard, Health Canada
11) Radon Provisions in 2012 BC Building Code
Mr. Jarrett Hutchinson, Ministry of Housing and Social Development
12) The Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program (C-NRPP): An Overview
Ms. Winnie Cheng, Environmental Health Programs BC Region, Health Canada
Day 2: Ultrafine Particles
February 20, 2013 - The goal of this workshop was to provide a state-of-the art overview of the evidence relating to ultrafine particles in air – their sources, concentrations, measurement approaches, epidemiology, toxicology and potential control/regulatory/management efforts.
1) Ultrafine Particles: Overview and Concepts
Dr. Günter Oberdörster, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
2) Ultrafine Particles: Emission Sources and Ambient Levels
Dr. Lidia Morawska, Queensland University of Technology
3) Measurement and Control of Ultrafine Particles
Dr. Phil Fine, South Coast Air Quality Management District
4) Exposure to Ultrafine Particles
Dr. Michael Brauer, University of British Columbia
5) Fate and Transport of Ultrafine Particles
Dr. Nicholas Mills, BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, the University of Edinburgh
6) Ultrafine Particles: What We Know From Toxicology and Controlled Exposure Studies
Dr. Mark Frampton, University of Rochester
7) Ultrafine Particles and Human Health: What is the Evidence from Epidemiology?
Dr. Stefanie Sarnat, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
8) Ambient Ultrafine PM: Bridging Science and Policy - What More Do We Need to Know?
Dr. Daniel Costa, United States Environmental Protection Agency
Questions? Contact Dr. Menn Biagtan at Biagtan@bc.lung.ca or call 1.800.665.5864.