CanNorth's Risk Assessment Division provides scientifically rigorous evaluations of potential human health and ecological risks associated with environmental contaminants and changing environmental conditions. Our multidisciplinary team combines risk assessment, predictive modeling, toxicology, and stakeholder engagement expertise to support regulatory decision-making, contaminated site management, remediation planning, and sustainable project development.

• Human health risk assessment

• Ecological risk assessment

• Holistic health assessment

• Traditional foods risk assessment

• Risk communication and stakeholder engagement

• Predictive water quality modelling

• Fate and transport modelling through aquatic and terrestrial environments

• Development of environmental quality guidelines and ecological toxicity values (species sensitivity distributions)

• Uncertainty assessment 

• Expertise with metals, radionuclides, PHCs, PAHs, BTEX, chlorinated solvents, PCBs, dioxins and furans, and PFAS

• Contaminated sites (brownfield redevelopment)

• Public health (burden of illness, blood lead)

• Human health exposure (vapour intrusion, fine particulate)

• Effects of climate change within environmental risk assessment