Toxics

Campaigns & Resources

Open Letter to Toronto's Budget Committee - Polluters Should Pay
TEA has written an open letter to Toronto's Budget Committee urging them to support our Polluter Pays motion so that companies who send polluted water down the sewers finally pay the full cost of cleaning it up. Why should ratepayers like us pay for their $1.6 Million discount each year?
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Toronto's Toxic Hot Spots
Some Toronto communities are exposed to more toxic chemicals than others, putting them at greater risk of health conditions like asthma and cancer. TEA researches toxic releases to our air, land and water; identifying 'hot spots' that need green solutions and action at City Hall.
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Cleaning Up Dry Cleaners
TEA's newest project, Coming Clean & Going Green, will tackle toxic 'perc' - a cancer-causing chemical still used by dry cleaners across Toronto.
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Toronto Toxic Reduction Tool Kit
The Toronto Toxic Reduction Tool Kit is a great resource to help community leaders investigate local toxic substances and take steps to reduce exposures and releases in their neighbourhood or workplace.
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Community Right to Know: Campaign History
Toronto's Community Right to Know Bylaw was a historic victory. Learn more about TEA's 10 year campaign to get Torontonians the Right to Know about toxics in their communities.
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Water Pollution in Toronto
TEA reports on Water Pollution in Toronto: sewers; water treatment; and hazardous products that are headed to Lake Ontario.
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Why ChemTRAC is important
Toronto's ground-breaking Community Right-to-Know by-law is vital to our environmental and public health.Toronto's ChemTRAC program gives the public access to information on local toxic substances and will help communities work for pollution prevention and toxics reduction.
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ChemTRAC
The ChemTRAC program, reports annually on-line about toxic substances being used in Toronto: what, where and in what quantities.
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Toronto Cancer Prevention Coalition (TCPC)
TEA is a founding member of the Environmental and Occupational Carcinogens Working Group of the Toronto Cancer Prevention Coalition.
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ChemTRAC Annual Report
The first data from ChemTRAC detailing the use and release of 25 priority toxic substances across Toronto is in the 2012 Annual Report.
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