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Toward improving the environmental assessment program in Ontario [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
Greater attention is being given to both the environment and the concept of sustainable development resulting in an increasing need to have environmental considerations taken into account in decision-making processes.
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
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Sensitivity analysis and optimization of land use/cover and aquifer parameters for improved calibration of hydrological model

open access: yesMehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2022
Integrated Flood Analysis System (IFAS) model, based on Tank model philosophy, is a widely used flood forecasting model that has the capability to simulate the catchment processes of any river system provided the surface and aquifer parameters of each ...
Ammara Nusrat   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nontargeted Screening Using Gas Chromatography–Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass Spectrometry: Recent Trends and Emerging Potential

open access: yesMolecules, 2021
Gas chromatography–high-resolution mass spectrometry (GC–HRMS) is a powerful nontargeted screening technique that promises to accelerate the identification of environmental pollutants.
Xiaolei Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intermin guidelines for the production and use of aerobic compost in Ontario [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
The Interim Guidelines for the Production and Use of Aerobic Compost in Ontario has been prepared to assist composting proponents, ministry staff and staff of other agencies in the selection and/or approval of appropriate aerobic composting methods and ...
Waste Reduction Office, Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy
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Concentrations and Health Risk Assessment of Ambient PM2.5-Bound Elements in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

open access: yesAtmosphere
Hourly concentrations of PM2.5-bound elements were continuously monitored in Windsor, Canada, from April 2021 to April 2023. Health risk assessment methods of the USEPA were utilized to quantify lifetime cumulative cancer risks (CRs) using six PM2.5 ...
Tianchu Zhang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of air quality alerts on human health: a regression discontinuity analysis in Toronto, Canada

open access: yesThe Lancet Planetary Health, 2018
Background: Ambient air pollution is a major health risk globally. To reduce adverse health effects on days when air pollution is high, government agencies worldwide have implemented air quality alert programmes.
Hong Chen, PhD   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acidic Precipitation in Ontario Study: The economics of acid precipitation. A review of socio-economic methods to assess acid deposition effects [PDF]

open access: yes, 1984
This paper provides a brief discussion of the methods developed which can be used to estimate the monetary value of the biophysical effects resulting from acid deposition.
Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Corporate Policy and Planning Branch
core   +1 more source

Health Risk Assessment of Ambient Volatile Organic Compounds in a Border City in Canada

open access: yesAtmosphere
This study characterizes cancer and non-cancer risks due to inhalation exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in a border city of Windsor in southern Ontario, Canada, using hourly ambient concentrations collected from 17 November 2021 to 17 March ...
Taraneh Mihankhah   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impacts of Regional Transport and Meteorology on Ground-Level Ozone in Windsor, Canada

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2020
This study investigated impacts of regional transport and meteorology on ground-level ozone (O3) in the smog season (April–September) during 1996–2015 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Tianchu Zhang, Xiaohong Xu, Yushan Su
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in Acid Herbicide Concentrations in Urban Streams after a Cosmetic Pesticides Ban

open access: yesChallenges, 2014
Surface water concentrations of the acid herbicides 2,4-D, dicamba and mecoprop were measured in ten urban Ontario streams before (2003–2008) and after (2009–2012) a ban on the sale and use of pesticides for cosmetic (non-essential) purposes. Frequencies
Aaron Todd, John Struger
doaj   +1 more source

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