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Article

7 Oct 2009

Author:
CBC News (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.)

Toxic substances from N.L. mine endanger town: study [Canada]

Every resident in the small central Newfoundland community of Buchans has been told they should get a blood test to find out if they've been poisoned by lead... Results from tests done during the summer show that an abandoned mine site that stretches over eight square kilometres around the perimeter of the community has dangerously high levels of lead and other metals... AbitibiBowater, which had been a partner in the mine, had planned to spend more than $2 million on remediation work, but that didn't go ahead when the company applied for bankruptcy protection earlier this year.