Open AccessCanadian Environment Minister outlines transboundary issues, including air quality
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/00eo00032
Subject(s) - air pollution , political science , pollution , air quality index , environmental protection , environmental planning , geography , meteorology , ecology , biology , chemistry , organic chemistry
In Canada, a land where hockey is king, people might call U.S. transboundary annoyances,such as air pollution, offsides. Smog, according to Canadian Environment Minister David Anderson, recognizes no boundaries. Southern Canada imports 30%–50% of its ground‐level ozone from the United States, and air pollution causes about 1,800 deaths in Canada annually through respiratory distress and other ailments, he said.