Determine human exposure and health effects associated with pollution from all sources in the Great Lakes basin. a) Publish a summary State of Knowledge Report on Environmental Contaminants and Human Health in the Great Lakes Basin. b) Complete multimedia exposure assessments for 11 Great Lakes priority substances (aldrin/dieldrin, benzo(a)pyrene, chlordane, DDT, dioxins and furans, hexachlorobenzene, mercury, mirex, octachlostyrene, PCBs, toxaphene). c) Complete the Great Lakes Fish Eaters Project assessing the risks and benefits of eating Great Lakes fish. d) Complete the study of lead release from bones in aging monkeys. e) Support research investigating the relationship between environmental factors and reproductive disorders and endocrine function (endometriosis, breast and prostate cancers, breast milk contaminants) and research on emerging environmental health issues in the Great Lakes basin on an annual basis. f) Publish the results of the comprehensive study of the toxicological effects of mixtures of contaminants found in fish. Start: 1997/12/31 Expected Completion: 2001/03/31 1998-1999 Progress Information: a) A summary State of Knowledge Report on Environmental Contaminants and Human Health in the Great Lakes Basin was released in 1997-1998. b) Twelve major multi-media exposure assessments were published in 19971998.
Renseignements sur les progrès accomplis en 1998-1999 a) Santé Canada a fourni des renseignements sur le degré A - 97