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- A carcinogenic chemical known as nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) was found in town wells, and a pipeline was built to bring water from Waterloo to Elmira. That pipeline still operates to this day and cleanup efforts include what is known as a pump-and-treat process to remove NDMA and chlorobenzene, another carcinogen, from the water.
www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/documentaries-about-elmiras-contaminated-water-supply-in-limbo/article_68b01248-34e5-5a5f-ac2f-ea93730722cf.htmlDocumentaries about Elmira's contaminated water supply in limbo
Nov 2, 2020 · Elmira has safe tap water, but it is not taken from the local aquifer. Experts say it will take many more years to rid the local groundwater of toxic chemicals.
- Documentaries about Elmira's contaminated water supply in limbo
ELMIRA — A pair of documentaries exploring the contamination...
- Lessons of Elmira's water crisis painful, costly - The Record
It was 25 years ago this month that Elmira residents learned...
- Documentaries about Elmira's contaminated water supply in limbo
Nov 2, 2020 · NDMA or nitrosodimethylamine, a chemical known to cause cancer, liver and lung damage, and death in test animals, was detected in extremely high amounts in Elmira’s aquifer in November 1989. The town’s water was shut off and citizens subsisted on bottled. water until a pipeline to Waterloo’s aquifer was built.
May 5, 2023 · Elmira, Ont. – The decontamination of the town’s aquifer is still a long way from meeting drinking water standards even though improvements are being made.
Jul 11, 2024 · Bryant, who in November 1989 was then juggling raising a family while teaching English night classes at Renison University College at the University of Waterloo, had been concerned about the chemical plant before the contamination triggered what became known as the Elmira Water Crisis.
Nov 28, 2018 · ELMIRA — A pair of documentaries exploring the contamination of Elmira’s water supply are in limbo after the new owner of the chemical plant at the heart of the story refused to give final...
Nov 5, 2014 · It was 25 years ago this month that Elmira residents learned chemicals from Uniroyal Chemical Co., the town’s largest employer, had contaminated their once bountiful and pristine water supply.
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Since then, pumps have been working practically non-stop moving contaminated water from Elmira’s aquifer to the water treatment facility at the Lanxess property. The water is put through various methods to clean it including carbon filtration, UV light and oxidation to break down organic compounds (including NDMA), bacterial digestion to ...
