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Health Reports, May 2013

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Released: 2013-05-15

The May 2013 online issue of Health Reports, released today, contains two articles.

The first article, "Predictors of indoor BTEX concentrations in Canadian residences," is based on data from Statistics Canada's 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey, which produced nationally representative data on the levels of 84 volatile organic compounds, including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and m-, p-xylenes and o-xylene (BTEX). Given the potential health implications of exposure to the BTEX components, it is important to determine levels in residential indoor air and to identify sources.

For more information on this article, please contact media relations at Health Canada (613-957-2983).

The second article, "Implementation of the indoor air component of cycle 2 of the Canadian Health Measures Survey," describes the implementation of the indoor air component of Statistics Canada's 2009 to 2011 Canadian Health Measures Survey, which collected baseline data on the levels of 84 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in residential indoor air. The article also presents information about response rates and results of field quality control samples. The presence of VOCs in indoor air may have negative health consequences, ranging from mild irritation to more severe illnesses. Indoor air data are required to assess Canadian population exposure to these VOCs.

For more information on this article, contact Suzy Wong (613-951-4774; suzy.wong@statcan.gc.ca), Health Analysis Division, Statistics Canada.

The May 2013 online issue of Health Reports, Vol. 24, no. 5 (Catalogue number82-003-X), is now available from the Browse by key resource module of our website under Publications.

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For information about Health Reports, contact Janice Felman (613-951-6446; janice.felman@statcan.gc.ca), Health Analysis Division.

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