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Lead Contamination
in the Belledune Area:
Past and Present
Inka Milewski
Conservation Council of New Brunswick
October 2003
hy look at lead contamination now?
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The impacts of lead on human health, particularly
children, are very well known
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Lead, cadmium, arsenic and zinc contamination in the
Belledune area is well-known – 2.7 million pounds of lead alone
have been released into the air between 1974 and 2002
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The extent of lead and other metal contamination in
Belledune and its impact on local residents is not well known
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Health and environmental impacts of existing
industries should be known before any new industrial pollutants are
released
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Author Inka Milewski at a protest
in Belledune
(photo: Simon Bujold)
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