CAREX Canada: Report on environmental data priorities now available

Our new report outlining the data gaps our team encountered in estimating Canadians’ exposures to known and suspected carcinogens in community environments is now available. The report, “Indicators of exposure to known and suspected carcinogens in the environment: Data priorities and recommendations”, is one of many CAREX resources designed to support actions that aim to reduce or eliminate Canadians’ exposures. Examples of high priority data gaps include:

• Drinking water – measured levels of contaminants are not easily accessible for drinking water from treatment systems or private wells
• Foods and beverages – there is a lack of standardization within and between studies that measure contaminants and studies that measure consumption
• Consumer products – very little data exist on levels in products and frequency of use
• Indoor and outdoor air – diesel engine exhaust and asbestos are known carcinogens but few data exist on current levels in Canada.

Read more, and download the report, here.