CELA will be hosting a webinar with presenters John Jackson, Tim Eder, Joyce McLean and Paul Muldoon, discussing how current Great Lakes advocates can learn from past efforts.
Tag: chemicals
Toxic Exposures and the Workplace
Anne Rochon-Ford and Fe de Leon blog about the lack of attention to workplace exposures in federal management of toxic substances.
Canada is Urged to Stop the Recycling of Products with Globally Banned Toxic Flame Retardants: Groups Seek Greater Protection to the Environment and Health
Download the Media Release here: Press Release - Recycling Exemption January 29 2020 Ottawa, Canada – Only a small group of countries continues taking advantage of a loophole in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) that allow banned…
Informed Substitution of Toxic Chemicals
CELA hosted a webinar with presenter Beverley Thorpe on the role of informed substitution for toxic chemicals and the need for Canadian laws and regulations to adopt informed substitution requirements. Watch the webinar recording below or download her slides here:…
Urgent Canadian Action is needed on PFAS — the Forever Chemicals
The class of chemicals called PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) are often referred to as ‘the forever chemicals’ because they are highly persistent in the environment and will take hundreds if not thousands of years to disappear from the soil and groundwater where they accumulate.
The Growing Threat of PFAS, the Forever Chemicals
CELA hosted a webinar with presenters Bev Thorpe and Brennain Lloyd on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Canada on October 16, 2019. Watch the full webinar below, or download the slides here: 1310-PFAS webinar_slides_Oct 19 2019 https://youtu.be/NwVZ_HI7h_g