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Chemical Pollution, Ecosystem Health and Food Security

Chemical Pollution, Ecosystem Health and Food Security. Laurie Hing Man Chan, Ph.D. Professor and Canada Research Chair in Toxicology and Environmental Health University of Ottawa. NSC34 Neuronal neuron spinal chord × hybrid Cell Line.

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Chemical Pollution, Ecosystem Health and Food Security

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  1. Chemical Pollution, Ecosystem Health and Food Security Laurie Hing Man Chan, Ph.D. Professor and Canada Research Chair in Toxicology and Environmental Health University of Ottawa

  2. NSC34 Neuronal neuron spinal chord × hybrid Cell Line Figure 7: Effect of intracellular calcium chelator BAPTA/AM on MeHg-induced cell death

  3. Community–based Research Is our food and water safe?

  4. First Nations: 700,000 n

  5. Inuit: 50,000 n

  6. First Nations Holistic Health Determinants Model AFN, 2005

  7. biosphere global ecosystem regional ecosystem local ecosytem community home + workplace economic factors biological factors biophysical elements socio-political situation chemical pollution culture Ecosystem Health Health & well-being

  8. High illness rate near oilsands worrisome, says Alberta health official Last Updated Fri, 10 Mar 2006 13:00:46 ESTCBC News Leukemia, lymphomas, lupus, and autoimmune diseases, have been diagnosed in Fort Chipewyan, a community of about 1,200 people living 300 kilometres north of Fort McMurray.

  9. National Pollutant Release Inventory Distribution

  10. Distribution of Aboriginal Communities across Canada

  11. Aboriginal Communities and NPRI Facilities

  12. Releases of Pollutants Across and Number of Aboriginal Communities that are within 50 km

  13. Birth Outcomes for communities within the Interior Health region by watershed 17

  14. Long Range Transport of Global Pollutants AMAP 2005

  15. Tracking Pollution from China to N. America NASA 2008

  16. Persistent Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) Compounds • PBT pollutants are chemicals that are toxic • persist in the environment and • bioaccumulate in food chains and, thus, • pose risks to human health and ecosystems

  17. alkyl-lead mercury and its compounds PAH - benzo(a)pyrene dioxins and furans mirex Chlordane aldrin/dieldrin DDT, DDD, DDE PCBs hexachlorobenzene toxaphene PBDE PFOS Persistent Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) Compounds http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/pbt/cheminfo.htm

  18. Eat traditional food? RISKS Contaminants (health risks uncertain) BENEFITS Nutrition Taste Social + cultural values Health (fitness, etc.) Saves $

  19. Statistics Canada, 2005

  20. ↑ concern of environmental contaminants ↓ density of species ↓ harvesting ↓ number of plant species Loss of Traditional Food Systems ↓ culture specific food activities ↑ sedentary life ↓ cultural moral ↓ dietary diversity OBESITY, DIABETES, ALCOHOLISM, GALL BLADDER DISEASE, HEART DISEASE, ANEMIA, TOOTH LOSS, INFECTIONS, CANCER

  21. Inuit Health Survey Canadian Icebreaker: Amundsen

  22. First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study (2008-2017) www.FNFNES.ca

  23. First Nations First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study • ~10 - 15 communities per year and returning back in the last 2 years • Random sampling • Resolution of the Special Assembly of AFN • 100 communities from 2008-2018 • Moving from the West to the East

  24. First Nations First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study First Nations Food, Nutrition and EnvironmentStudy Household Questionnaire Food Sampling for a Suite of Contaminants Water Sampling for -Trace Metals -Pharmaceuticals in Environment Hair sampling for Mercury 32

  25. Stockholm Convention on POPs 2001

  26. Rio Declaration, 1992 World Summit on Environment and Development “Human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development. They are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature”

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