ApocaDocs: Toxic chemicals found in Ottawa River: Memo

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Posted Mon Oct 20 2008: from Timmins Daily Press (Canada):


	Toxic chemicals found in Ottawa River: Memo http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1224510266 Not only is raw sewage flowing into the Ottawa River, so are toxic chemicals. In a memo sent to city councillors last week deputy manager for infrastructure services Nancy Schepers stated that recent testing found at least 10 chemicals, some of them toxic, in the river that serves as the city's main source of drinking water. At least one chemical, perfluorobutane sulfonate, can result in birth or developmental effects, affect the brain and nervous system, cause cancer and affect reproduction and fertility. Raw river water samples taken in April 2008 showed 10 compounds from a list of 51 compounds the city tested for.... "In the long run we may conclude there are health effects or that there are no significant health effects," said Levy.

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The ApocaDocs say:

That long run is pretty short, I'm afraid.