National observatory on health and environmental impacts of contaminants (NOHEIC)

NOHEIC mobilizes scientific expertise and facilitates access to data on the impacts of contaminant emissions on health and the environment in order to support informed decision-making and assist stakeholders involved in the protection of the population and ecosystems.

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Citizen recruitment at NOHEIC

NOHEIC is recruiting members of the public to its scientific council, with the aim of strengthening the diversity of perspectives in scientific decision-making processes. Would you like to get involved?

View the call for nominations 2025

Call for proprosals PRÉCISE 2026-2027

The Programme de recherche sur l’évaluation des contaminants et des incidences sur la santé et sur l’environnement (PRÉCISE) (Contaminants and Environmental Health Impact Assessment Research Program) has been launched. Researchers, it's time to submit a research proposal.

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«L’ONICSE et les sciences au cœur de la vie citoyenne» (NOHEIC and science at the heart of civic life)

The first NOHEIC's symposium took place on May 25-27, 2025 at the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Couldn't make it? Recordings of each presentation are available online.

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News

Lévesque, G. V. (2025). Contesting state expertise after COVID-19. Public Understanding of Science

Cet article s’appuie sur des entretiens menés auprès de participants à la mobilisation de santé environnementale à Rouyn-Noranda, il met en lumière la négociation de leur statut précaire comme contestataires de l’expertise scientifique dans un monde post-COVID. 

Joint Congress 2025 AIRS

This year's Réseau AIRS annual conference will be held in collaboration with Réseau CARES, Réseau Précrisa and UQAC's Centre intersectoriel de santé durable.

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