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scrubbedexpat091 Nov 4th 2019 7:02 am
Lead in tap water in Canada
 
Seems some places in Canada might have lead levels that are not acceptable and some pushing levels found in Flint with some places higher than Flint.

https://apnews.com/24628f49af1e45219ee4b06c0a9a1229

https://globalnews.ca/news/6114854/c...6jM9R9BXqJ6elc

"Out of 12,000 tests since 2014, one-third — 33% — exceeded the national safety guideline of 5 parts per billion; 18% exceeded the U.S. limit of 15 ppb."

CanadaJimmy Nov 4th 2019 9:32 am
Re: Lead in tap water in Canada
 
“Because there is no federal oversight, everybody does what they want,” said engineering professor Michèle Prévost, who quit working on a government study of school drinking water in frustration over the lack of lead testing. “Most provinces ignore this very serious problem.”
That's pretty terrible, clearly there has been an effort to sweep this under the rug.

Danny B Nov 4th 2019 10:57 am
Re: Lead in tap water in Canada
 
What kind of 3rd world country are we living in? At this rate I'm going to pack it all in and move back to blighty.

BristolUK Nov 4th 2019 11:30 am
Re: Lead in tap water in Canada
 
Originally Posted by Danny B (Post 12758967)
What kind of 3rd world country are we living in? At this rate I'm going to pack it all in and move back to blighty.
At least you might get more lead in your pencil.


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