CEC releases the 13th edition of the Taking Stock report

Montreal, 12 April 2011—The 13th edition of the Taking Stock report, released today by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), provides the most comprehensive picture of industrial pollution across North America, documenting reported releases and transfers of 5.7 billion kilograms of pollutants from facilities reporting to pollutant release and transfer register (PRTR) programs in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Pangaea has supported the CEC for over 3 years in the development of the North American Pollutant Release and Transfer Records (NA PRTR) web based application which manages and provides reporting tools to users of the NA PRTR database.

Pangaea selected to develop Pediatric Hazard Vulnerability Analysis Tool

Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council-Chicago Hospital Council (MCHC-CHC) has selected Pangaea Information Technologies, LTD to develop a prototype tool that will provide an online solution that walks a user through the process required to complete a Pediatric Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (PHVA) report for their facility.  The tool will facilitate the PHVA completion process and will provide specific information about children and children’s activities within the specified area of interest/operations so that the user may make informed decisions during their completion and review of the HVA.  The solution will also provide supplemental information that will assist subject matter experts as they prepare their PHVA report.  The approach will determine the high-risk population in the community (i.e. pediatric age range); define issues specific to hospitals within the city of Chicago; leverage census data; classify areas of concentration and other areas of impact; and identify known and potential risks.