Program Manager: Andy Rencz

Summary

The Environment and Health Program provides a foundation of earth science knowledge for a cleaner environment and healthier Canadians. E&H projects will support the development of policies and regulations to this end, and will collaborate with provincial and federal government agencies as well as international bodies to reduce risk to environment and human health. Project activities will include baseline characterization and risk identification, with targeted work in high risk areas; these activities are based on expertise from environmental geochemistry and remote sensing.

1. monitor the state of the Canadian surficial environment temporally and spatially to identify risks to a clean environment
2. identify areas of concern, where metals from natural or anthropogenic sources pose a risk to the environment, and
• inform regulators and policy makers
• aid in risk-management decisions

• Outputs and outcomes
• Logic model
• Projects