Completed Projects

Leveraging environmental reporting databases to assess occupational and environmental exposures
This project aimed to evaluate the performance of the Ontario Toxics Reduction Act (TRA) and to explore the feasibility of using data from the TRA and NPRI databases as a surveillance tool for occupational and environmental exposures.
Occupational Cancer and Asbestosis among Asbestos-Exposed Workers in Ontario
This project examined cancer and chronic respiratory disease risk among workers in the Ontario Asbestos Workers Register.
Investigating the Occupational Etiology of Prostate Cancer in Canadian Workers
This project was to investigate the relationship between occupation, industry, and prostate cancer risk in Canadian workers.
Lung cancer and chronic respiratory disease in the Ontario mining industry
This study examined the chronic respiratory disease and cancer experience of an Ontario hard rock mining cohort in relation to occupational factors.
Occupational exposure in Ontario nail salons
This study characterized worker exposure to a variety of occupational hazards in the nail salon environment, including chemicals, ergonomics and stress.