Environmental Quality Useful Links

Industry Associations

• Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories (CCIL)
• Environmental Managers Association of British Columbia (EMA of BC)
• Manitoba Environmental Industries Association (MEIA)
• British Columbia Waste Water Association (BCWWA)
• Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation Inc. (CALA)
• Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

Government & Regulatory Agencies

• Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME)
• Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection (MWLAP)
• National Institue for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
• US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD)

Drinking Water / Air Quality / Pesticides / Asbestos information

• Water Quality & Health
  - Health Canada
• Questions and Answers on Bottled Water
  - Health Canada Food Program
• "How to Disinfect Drinking Water"
  - BC Health Files
• "Should I Get My Well Water Tested?"
  - BC Health Files
• "Asbestos: When Should I Worry?"
  - BC Health Files
• Health Risks of Asbestos
  - Health Canada

Miscellaneous

• BC Forest Soil Bacterial Diversity
• ChemFinder.com (Scientific Reference Database)
  - Chemfinder
• Periodic Table of Elements
  - UBC Computer Science Program