POLLUTION PROBE’SPRIMER SERIES
POLLUTIONPROBEhaspreparedaseriesofeducationalPrimersonenvironmentaltopics.ThegoalofthePrimersistoinformCanadiansabout current environmental issues by setting out the scientific basis for concern, potential solutions and the policy tools available.Each Primer focuses on what is being done, and what more can be done by governments, businesses and individuals on theseissues. The Primers are researched and written under the direction of Pollution Probe’s Executive Director. Before publication they arereviewed by scientists, non-governmental organizations, industry experts, policy makers and others who have technical expertise onthe issue to ensure that they are factually correct and reflect current thinking on the topic. All of Pollution Probe’s Primers are available for $20.00 per copy, plus postage (Cdn. $2.50, US $4.50, Int. $10.50). For more infor-mation, or to see the Primers on-line, visit our website at www.pollutionprobe.org/Publications/Primers.htm.
The Acid Rain Primer
(October 2006) contains an in-depth discus-sion of the science of acid rain and the policy and regulatory historyof this fascinating environmental and health issue.
A Guide to Climate Change for Small- to Medium-sized Enter-prises
(September2006)explainshowbusinessescantakeactionto reduce their greenhouse gases and lower their energy costs,as well as managing the risks and opportunities associated withclimate change.
Primer on Volatile Organic Compounds
(October 2005) focuseson major VOC sources that are harmful to human health, explainshow they are controlled and highlights government and industryaction to reduce the level of VOCs in the atmosphere.
Child Health and the Environment – A Primer
(August 2005)provides an introduction to what makes children healthy, explainswhy children are more vulnerable than adults and examines healtheffects and exposures of concern for children.
PrimeronBioproducts
(November 2004) provides an overview ofthe ways bioproducts are made and highlights some of the issuesthat bioproduct technologies might raise for Canadians.
The Source Water Protection Primer
(May 2004) explains thewater cycle, identifies threats to water sources, focuses on water-sheds as the ideal management unit and identifies steps to considerwhen developing local source water protection plans.
Primer on Climate Change and Human Health
(April 2004)describes the ways in which a more variable climate may impactCanadians’health,reviewsactionstakenbygovernmentsandindus-tries,and examines what individuals can do to reduce greenhousegas emissions.
EmissionsTradingPrimer
(November2003)explainstheconceptsbehindemissionstrading,describesthewaysinwhichitworksandprovides examples and case studies.
Primer on the Technologies of Renewable Energy
(September2003) explains the concept of renewable energy and the rationaleforshiftingenergygenerationtowardscleanerandlessgreenhousegas-intensive sources.
Mercury in the Environment: A Primer
(June 2003) provides anoverview of the mercury cycle, releases to the environment, trans-portation and deposition around the world and the uptake andaccumulation of mercury in the food chain.
TheDrinkingWaterPrimer
(June2002)examinesthetwosourcesof drinking water — groundwater and surface water — and theextent to which Canadians depend on them.
The Smog Primer
(June 2002) explains what smog and the pollu-tants that create it are and highlights the major sources of thesepollutants (i.e., transportation and the burning of fossil fuels forenergy).
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