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This summer, many families will find relaxation in the sunshine while swimming, boating, fishing and playing around the thousands of beaches across the Great Lakes’ more than 10,500 miles (16,000 kilometers) of freshwater coastline. But some may find themselves instead under the fluorescent lights...
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Across the Great Lakes basin, hundreds of water utilities treat water from the Great Lakes and deliver safe, high-quality drinking water to nearly 40 million residents. The risk of getting a stomach bug from this treated drinking water is very low—but there is some risk. A new study of environmental...
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A new report by the International Joint Commission (IJC) Health Professionals Advisory Board reviews the health risks that humans are exposed to when they frequently consume fish with high levels of the trace element selenium. The recent report, A Review of Human Health Impacts of Selenium in...
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In a report released today, the Health Professionals Advisory Board (HPAB) of the International Joint Commission (IJC) outlines several actions to augment and improve efforts to monitor and control human risks from exposure to cyanobacteria and its associated toxins, which are often present in...
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The Health Professional Advisory Board of the International Joint Commission desires information about how data from social media might be used to help characterize individuals’ and populations’ relationships with nearby lakes and streams; how they perceive changes in these dynamic water systems...
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A report proposing five indicators to assess the potential risk to human health from use of Great Lakes waters has been submitted to the Canadian and United States governments by the International Joint Commission (IJC).
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A report proposing five Great Lakes indicators for human health has been submitted to the International Joint Commission (IJC) for its consideration by the IJC’s Health Professionals Advisory Board (HPAB).
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Today, the International Joint Commission (IJC) released a report (Health and Environmental Data in the Great Lakes Basin - Integrating Data Collection and Analysis) prepared by its Health Professionals Advisory Board (HPAB) that addresses the growing need for integrated environmental and health...
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