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	Environmental Health Resources Table of Contents(A to Z list of all documents on website) Drinking Water Quality Emergency Planning Food Safety Health Education & Courses Housing Illegal Drug Operations Illnesses / Outbreaks Indoor Air Quality Land Development & Plan Approval Legislation & Standards Outdoor Air Quality Recreational Water Quality Risk Assessment & Management Salons, Spas, Tattooing, etc. Senior Homes / Day Cares Drinking Water Quality Alberta Health & Wellness - Choosing a Water Treatment Device Calgary Health Region - Guidelines for Cleaning and Maintaining your Water Cooler Frequently Asked Questions About Methane in Domestic Well Water Health Canada - Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality How to Take a Bacteriological Water Sample How to Take a Chemical Water Sample Interpretation of Chemical Water Analysis Interpretation of Bacteriological Analysis Private Water Well Sampling Preventing Well Contamination Well Shock Chlorination Procedures Top of page Emergency Planning Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Avian Influenza & Your Farm Before Flooding Disaster Services Act Making Your Own 72 Hour Emergency Kit Preventing Mould Growth Preparing Your Family for an Emergency Safe Drinking Water Severe Weather Shelter In Place Top of page Food Safety Alberta Environmental Health Directors' Council - Preparation & Serving of Donairs, Shawarma and other similar products Attire, Fingernails, Gloves, Hair Basic safe food handling home study course information Bed and Breakfast Recommendations Calgary Academy of Chefs and Cooks Calgary Health Region - Food Donation Policy 2006 Calgary Health Region - Sushi Sashimi Policy Common Illnesses Associated with Food Cooking, Cooling, Reheating, Thawing E. coli O157:H7 - Hamburger Disease Farmer's Market Manager's Checklist Farmer's Market Canning Lids and Jars Farmer's Market Manager's Daily Checklist Farmer's Markets FDA Food Code Food Allergies Food Establishment Construction & Maintenance Food Inspection Checklist & Inspection Guide Food Premises Cleaning Program Food Safety Information Society - How to Store Food Safely Food Storage Mobile Food Vending Unit Policy Free 2.5 hour mini safe food handling course options Free safe food handling for special events course information Food Permit Definition & Restrictions Insect & Rodent Control Health Approvals & Equipment for Sale Health Canada - Hamburger Disease Health Canada - Let's Talk Turkey Health Canada - Listeria & Food Safety Health Canada - Risks Associated With Sprouts Health Canada - Salmonella Health Canada - Unpasteurized Fruit Juice and Cider Non-English food safety course options Ownership Changes & Renovation Permission to use an Approved Food Establishment Permit Posting Plan Checking Sanitizer & Test Strips School Food Programs Section 31 FOOD SAFE course Registration Form Section 31 FOOD SAFE course information Temperature & Sanitizer Monitoring Chart Thermometer Calibration Top 10 Causes of Foodborne Illness Trans Fats: The Health Burden Utensil & Equipment Wash - Clean In Place Utensil Washing - 2 Compartment Sink Utensil Washing - 3 Compartment Sink Top of page Health Education & Courses Approved sanitizing solutions Eating Safely During Pregnancy Food safety record keeping Food Storage Chart Keeping School Lunches Safe Learn more - Take a free food safety course or learn at home Non-English food safety and sanitation resources list Resource list for child handwashing and personal hygiene education Utensil and equipment washing - manual method, two compartment sink Utensil and equipment washing - manual method, three compartment sink Utensil and equipment washing - manual method, cleaning in place What is E. Coli O157:H7 infection? How can it be prevented? What to do if someone reports a foodborne illness Top of page Housing Alberta Government Services, Information for Landlords & Tenants CMHC - Fighting Mold: The Homeowner's Guide Health Canada - Fungal Contamination in Public Buildings Hiring a Consultant to Help Solve your Indoor Air Quality Problems Mold Information for Homeowners Mold Information for Renters Pest Control Information Pest Control - Rodents Preventing Mold Growth Rodent Control Information Top of page Illegal Drug Operations Alberta Municipal Affairs - Clandestine Drug Operations Calgary Health Region - Marihuana Grow Operation Remediation Guideline Calgary Police Service - Marihuana, Get the Criminals Out of Your Neighbourhood Mould Guidelines for the Canadian Construction Industry- Canadian Construction Association Checklist - Remediation Requirements for Marihuana Grow Operations Chemical Exposures Associated with Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories City of Surrey - Eliminating Residential Marihuana Grow Operations - An Alternate Approach Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Cleanup of Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs and Guidance Document Example of Notice of Health Hazard Fungal Contamination in Public Buildings (Health Canada) Fungal Testing, Investigation and Reporting Requirements for Residential Marihuana Grow Operations Grow Operations - A City of Coquitlam Perspective Health Effects of Mould Exposure, Interpretation of Air Monitoring Results and Recommendation for Investigation and Remediation Hiring a Consultant to Help Solve Your Indoor Air Quality Problems Indoor Marihuana Grow Operations Clandestine Drug Labs Assessment for Food Beverage, and Lodging Establishments - Minnesota Department of Health Roadway Cleaners: Beware of Meth Lab Waste - Minnesota Department of Health New York City Department of Health - Facts about Mold Sample Executive Officer's Order Signs of a "Grow House" Top of page Illnesses / Outbreaks Norovirus - CHR info sheet Hantavirus � Alberta Health Link (Rodent Pest Control ) Botulism � Canadian Food Inspection Agency Brucella � Public Health Agency of Canada Campylobacter � Canadian Food Inspection Agency Clostridium perfringens � Canadian Food Inspection Agency E. Coli O157:H7 � Canadian Food Inspection Agency Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever � Health Canada Listeria � Canadian Food Inspection Agency Psittacosis � Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Q Fever � Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Salmonella � Canadian Food Inspection Agency Shigella � Canadian Food Inspection Agency Vibrio Parahaemolyticus � U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Yersinia � U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cryptosporidium � Health Canada Cyclospora � Canadian Food Inspection Agency Giardia � Public Health Agency of Canada Trichinella � Canadian Food Inspection Agency Top of page Indoor Air Quality Alberta Human Resources and Employment - Alberta Asbestos Abatement Manual (May 2007) American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Report of Microbial Task Force, 2001 California Department of Health Services - Mold in My Home: What Do I Do? California Research Bureau Reports - Molds, Toxic Molds, and Indoor Air Quality Health Canada- Fungal Contamination in Public Buildings: A Guide to Recognition and Management Health Canada - Health Risks of Asbestos Health Canada - Vermiculite Insulation Containing Amphibole Asbestos Hiring a Consultant to Help Solve Your Indoor Air Quality Problems Mold Information for Home Owners Mold Information for Renters Preventing Mold Growth Questions and Answers on Stachybotrys chartarum and other molds U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Molds in the Environment Top of page Land Development & Plan Approval Top of page Legislation & Standards (for viewing purposes only. Visit the Alberta Queen's Printer for a printable version) Regulations Alberta Public Health Act Bodies of Deceased Persons Regulation Communicable Diseases Regulation Drug Endangered Children Act Food Regulation Forms Regulation Housing Regulation Institutions Regulation Nuisance and General Sanitation Regulation Personal Services Regulation Qualifications of Executive Officers Regulation Recreation Area Regulation Swimming Pool, Wadding Pool and Water Spray Park Regulation Waiver Regulation Work Camps Regulation Standards Alberta Dishwashing Standards Bed and Breakfast Health Standards and Guidelines Food Retail and Foodservices Code Health Standards and Guidelines for Barbering and Hairstyling Health Standards and Guidelines for Body and Ear Piercing Health Standards and Guidelines for Electrolysis Health Standards and Guidelines for Esthetics Health Standards and Guidelines for Sensory Deprivation Tanks Health Standards and Guidelines for Tattooing Minimum Housing and Health Standards Pool Standards, 2006 - for the Swimming Pool, Wading Pool, and Water Spray Park Regulation Top of page Outdoor Air Quality Asthma and Outdoor Air Pollution (U.S. EPA) CASA (Clean Air Strategic Alliance) and Airshed Zones CASA PM-O3 Presentation for CRAZ (Dec. 4/06) Clean Air Strategic Alliance Background Information Health Canada - Road Traffic and Health Health Canada - Smog and Health Health Canada - Wood Smoke Synthesis of Public Comment on the 2006 Progress Report under the Canada-United States Air Quality Agreement Second Summary of Critical Air Quality Issues in the Transboundary Region Tsuu T'ina Nation Asphalt Plant November 10, 2006 WHO Air Quality Guidelines Global Update October 2005 WHO Air Quality Guidelines (Electronic 2nd edition) Top of page Recreational Water Quality Defecation Control Strategies for Swimming Pools Instructions for sampling Pool Water for Bacteria Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Fact Sheet United States Consumer Product Safety Commission Sampling Frequency Sampling Techniques Swimming Pool Record Keeping Chart Swimming Pool Turnover Rate Chart Water Sample drop off locations (bottom of page) Top of page Risk Assessment & Management Alberta Health Services - Calgary Region Response Protocol to Applicants of Proposed Sour Gas Wells, Pipelines and other Facilities (Draft) Alberta Health Services - Calgary Health Region Roles and Responsibilities to a Sour Gas Emergency Calgary Health Region Hydrogen Sulphide Oct 2006 Calgary Health Region Sulphur Dioxide Oct 2006 Commercial Developments Industrial Developments Recreational Developments Residential and Sensitive Land Use Developments on/near Contaminated Lands 2006 Lambert T, Guyn L. Lane S E.. Development of local knowledge of environmental contamination in Sydney, Nova Scotia: Environmental health practice from an environmental justice perspective. 2006. Lambert T, Goodwin VM, Stefani D, Strosher L. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and sour gas effects on the eye. A historical perspective. Science of the Total Environment 367:1-22. 2005. Stefani D,Lambert T, Wardman D. 2005. The Implosion of the Calgary General Hospital: Ambient Air Quality Issues. J. Air & Waste Management Assoc. 55:52-59. 2004. Lambert T, Lane S. Lead, Arsenic and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soil and House Dust in the Communities Surrounding the Sydney, Nova Scotia, Tar Ponds. Environmental Health Perspectives 112:35-41. 2003.Lambert T, et al. Ethical Perspectives for Public and Environmental Health: Fostering Autonomy and the Right to Know. Environmental Health Perspectives 111:133-137. 1999. Lambert T. Public Health Risk Communications: Ethical Considerations. Ethics in the New Age 2:113-138. 1994. Lambert T, et al. Quantitation of the Microcystin Hepatotoxins in Water at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations with the Protein Phosphatase Bioassay. Environ. Sci. Technol. 28:753-755. Top of page Salons, Spas, Tattooing, etc. Health Canada - Guidelines for Cosmetics Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors Health Canada - Guidelines for Tanning Salon Owners, Operators, and Users Health Canada - Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Personal Services: Tattooing, Ear/Body Piercing, and Electrolysis Health Canada - Special Report on Youth, Piercing, Tattooing, and Hepatitis C: Trendscan Findings Health Canada - Tattooing and Piercing Requirements for Massage Operations Requirements for Mobile Massage Operations Top of page Senior Homes / Day Cares Application for Animals in Social Care Facilities Arts and Crafts Materials for Day Care Centres Caregivers Report on Illness Child Illness Poster for Parents Crib Checklist Diapering Procedure Emergency Numbers Exotic Pets in the Family Day Home First Aid Kits Health Canada - Babies, Children, and Sun Safety Playground Inspection Requirements Social Care Facility Inspection Checklist Toys and Equipment Wash - Clean in Place Visiting Petting Zoos etc. Vomiting and Diarrhea in the Day Care Centre When to Clean and Sanitize Playground Inspection Requirements (Sept. 2003) Top of page Disclaimer Statement	Quick Links Closure Orders Restaurant Inspections Courses Hand Washing Videos Complaints
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