Health Files
These documents and links are from various agencies and individuals, some of whom have a direct relationship to the story and some who do not.
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Health Files
These documents and links are from various agencies and individuals, some of whom have a direct relationship to the story and some who do not.
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| Dr David McKeown, The Toronto Medical Officer of Health, reports his concerns about using diesel for the rail expansion here. |
| Dr David McKeown revises his report and takes away the risk of Leukemiahere. |
| A document from Dr. McKeown with more detailed explanations here. |
| Toronto District School Board does it's own analysis here. |
| Toronto district School Board's letter home to parents here. |
| A Toronto Star article about pollution in the Junction Triangle back in the 80's. pt.1 & pt.2 |
| Davenport (my riding) is considered an 'at risk' community. This area is one of the poorest and most polluted in Toronto. To see a recent study click here. |
| TCDSB letter home to parents here. |
| Smokestacks on Rails. A study on diesel driven locomotives by Environmental Defense, an American organization. |
| Study of Locomotive emissions from service operating in New Haven Connecticut here. |
| The Clean Air Task Force here. No fans of diesel! |
| Government of Ontario on-line access to air quality monitoring around the province here. |
| The California Air Resources Board here. |
| The Asthma Society of Canada here. |
| National Transit Institutes fact sheet (2 pages) on Diesel Hazards. |
| Good article on diesel fumes here. |
| Here's the link to the EPA's page on Air Pollutants. |