This chapter provides an overview of pollution sources in Peel and discusses the health impacts of exposure to these contaminants present in the environment.  Healthy communities are those with air, water, soil and food that is free from contamination.  Like many places in Canada, Peel has many potential sources of environmental contaminants including: transportation (land, air and rail), industry, municipal operations (Waste management, wastewater treatment and discharge), agriculture and consumer products.

Topics covered within this chapter include:

• Air quality
• Water quality
• Climate change
• Vector borne disease

The Physical Environment (PDF 17 pages, 2.44MB)

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Table of contents:

• Table of Contents (PDF 50KB, 1 page)
• Executive Summary (PDF 378KB, 4 pages)
• How to Read this Report (PDF 120KB, 1 page)



• What is Public Health? (Chapter 1)
• Determinants and Disparities (Chapter 2)
  * revised
• Risk Factors (Chapter 3) * revised
• Who Lives in Peel region?
  (Chapter 4)
• How Healthy are the Residents of Peel? (Chapter 5)
• Reproductive and Perinatal Health (Chapter 6)
• Heart Disease and Stroke (Chapter 7)
• Cancer (Chapter 8)
• Lung Disease (Chapter 9)
• Injuries (Chapter 10)
• Dental Health (Chapter 11)
• Mental Health (Chapter 12)
• Infectious Disease (Chapter 13)
• The Health of Cities (Chapter 14)
• Focus on Overweight, Obesity and Diabetes (Chapter 15)
• The Physical Environment (Chapter 16)
• Health Services (Chapter 17)
• Preventing Chronic Disease (Chapter 18) * revised
• Data Analysis Issues and Next Steps (Chapter 19, PDF 261KB, 2 pages)
• Acknowledgements (Chapter 20, PDF 113KB, 1 page)
• Data Sources and Limitations (Chapter 21, PDF 611KB, 10 pages)
• Data Methods (Chapter 22, PDF 883KB, 11 pages)
• Text References (Chapter 23, PDF 1.09MB, 19 pages)
• Data References (Chapter 24, PDF 111KB, 1 page)