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We must do something.

I'm afraid

that the meeting tonight

will confirm our fears.

Because many people

who died of cancer

are people who eat

traditional food regularly.

It's very frustrating.

This meeting was

organised for you,

members of the community.

I'm glad

that you came.

Let me introduce you

Dr. Kevin Timoney.

He will take the floor.

Thank you.

Then, as Donna said,

some people in the community

concerned about the quality

of the water and sediment

and the presence of contaminants

in the environment

and that this may be related

disease in the community.

A quick overview of

what found..

In the water

the folling things sometimes

a cause for concern

in terms of their high levels:

arsenic, aluminum,

chromium, cobalt, copper, iron.

These are all heavy metals.

Lead, phosphorus,

selenium, titanium, phenol.

In sediments, the things of

most concern are arsenic,

cadmium,

PAHs and resin acids.

The level of mercury

found in fish

is very worrying for

human consumption.

Overall,

three contaminants

the are most disturbing

are arsenic, PAHs

and mercury.

Yes, Jackson?

You say that the fish

have a lot of mercury

and all sorts of diseases,

but have you checked the rats

musk and the beavers?

They also live in water.

Don't they have these things too?

It's a good question

and I wish I had

more information on that.

Many trappers have told me

they are finding musk

rats with bloody noses.

They also said

that the burrows smell of oil.

I think that needs to be

studied.

There is much controversy

surrounding the presence of arsenic

in water and animals.

A few years ago,

Suncor completed a study that revealed

that if you eat the moose,

fish and berries,

there will be between 312 and 453

additional cancer cases

per 100 000 inhabitants.

When those results

were released

Minister of Health

and Wellness of Alberta

commissioned a second

study ehich concluded

that the first study

was unreliable,

and that you did not

need to worry

and the actual arsenic level

was much lower.

In short, they concluded that the cases

additional cancer

would range from 17 to

But both studies conclude

the number of cancer cases

which is 1 in 100,000.

are considered acceptable.

I then reviewed the report

which claimed that arsenic

level was no problem.

I discovered

that the report

was based on

questionable statistical methods

and assumptions.

They underestimated the levl

of arsenic in water,

there were errors

in their data.

They underestimated

the amount of fish

people eat in

Fort Chipewyan.

I would conclude

that since the water and sediment

in your area have a

high arsenic content,

and there is a link

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