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Posted Sun Nov 16 2008: from Fredericton Times and Transcript:
Hazardous chemical spill forces residents, nearby businesses not to use water for anything but flushing toilet http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1226860880
An estimated 2,700 litres of chromium trioxide acid spilled from a location occupied by Custom Machine and Hardchrome Inc. on Melissa Street in the industrial park just outside Fredericton's city limits. The well on site has been contaminated with high levels of chromium. One of four monitoring wells drilled around the contaminated well has also shown higher levels of chromium, but consultants believe contaminated groundwater is being carried away from homes in the area.... Officials have said the incident was caused by human error.
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