Most people in Canada are exposed to air pollution every day while inside and outside their homes. Air pollution comes from a variety of sources, and even at low levels, has an impact on human health.

Hosts Megan Beahen and Alex Newman sit down with Angelos Anastasopolos, PhD, Scientist with the Water and Air Quality Bureau at Health Canada. They explore how air quality can affect our health and what we can do about it. 

Learn more:

Air pollution and air quality in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/airquality/air-pollution-quality-canada-index.html

Wildfire smoke, air quality and your health: Overview: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/health/healthy-living/environment/air-quality/wildfire-smoke.html

Outdoor air pollution and health: Overview: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/air-quality/outdoor-pollution-health.html

Traffic and air quality: Driving change through research: https://science.gc.ca/site/science/en/blogs/science-health/traffic-and-air-quality-driving-change-through-research

Breathing easy in port cities: reducing the impact of marine shipping pollution: https://science.gc.ca/site/science/en/blogs/science-health/breathing-easy-port-cities-reducing-impact-marine-shipping-pollution

Greater Toronto Hamilton Area Transportation Strategy for air quality: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/air-quality/greater-toronto-hamilton-area-transporation-strategy.html

Health impacts of traffic-related air pollution in Canada (PDF, 4.2 MB): https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2022/sc-hc/H144-91-2022-eng.pdf

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution in Canada: An assessment of population proximity to roadways (PDF, 2.2 MB): https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2022/sc-hc/H144-99-2022-eng.pdf