Effective management of disasters requires that the mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery components be addressed in a comprehensive and coordinated … Continue reading Towards a National Disaster Mitigation Strategy
This report describes federal activities conducted under the authority of the Canada Water Act for the years 1995-1999. http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/info/pubs/ar/e_ar.htm Continue reading Canada Water Act Annual Reports
Information on water chlorination including health effects, risks and benefits. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/iyh/chlorine.html Continue reading Drinking Water Chlorination (Health Canada)
Working on technical solutions to reduce greenhouse gases and other pollutant emissions resulting from the use of coal as an … Continue reading Clean Coal Technology Roadmap
Information detailing how water quality affects shellfish existence. http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/epb/factsheets/sfish_wq.html Continue reading Shellfish and Water Quality
An Internet application to provide information on Oceans Program Activities taking place under Canada's Oceans Act. http://canoceans.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/index_e.htm Continue reading Oceans Program Activity Tracking System (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
Soil-environmental research is a component of each of its 3 programs; animal feed production, wild small fruit development, and vegetable … Continue reading Atlantic Cool Climate Crop Research Centre
Describes the range lands managed by the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration. http://www.agr.gc.ca/pfra/land/range_e.htm Continue reading Range Management (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
Provides the facts about acid rain and describes what is being done. The "Kid's Corner" presents the information reformatted for … Continue reading Acid Rain Program
Works to develop a consistent approach for managing contaminated sites under federal custody. http://www.ec.gc.ca/etad/csmwg/en/index_e.htm Continue reading Contaminated Sites Management Working Group
The winter INFO-SMOG program will provide a daily air quality forecast http://www.qc.ec.gc.ca/atmos/smog/ Continue reading Info-Smog
This site looks at health effects and how to test for arsenic levels in your water. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/iyh/environment/arsenic.html Continue reading Arsenic in Drinking Water (Health Canada)
