Saturday, May 8, 2010

A recent discovery in a June 1994 report written by Associated Engineering for the Region of Waterloo has been posted on the Cambridge Advocate website. Essentially my worst fears appear to have come true as Table 1 in Appendix C lists detections of over 100 chemicals in well P11 (Preston 11). The significance is that this Table lists a couple of hundred different organic chemicals versus the usual fifty or sixty for example that the Region of Waterloo Annual Reports (water) list . Secondly the MDL (method detection limits) are approximately a thousand times smaller in this June 1994 report than again for example the Region's Annual Reports. Therefore as I have long feared, there may probably be dozens of chemical contaminants in our drinking wells whose presence is easily masked via high detection limits as well as by "cherry picking" which chemicals are to be listed and hence ignoring more likely candidates for detection.

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  2. Hi Al
    Nice to see you have started your own Advocate. I hope more communities start their own.I hope you continue to post on the Cambridge Advocate. Debbie Vitez

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  3. Good to see another Advocate crop up, as it is desperately needed in an area of Ontario where municipal negligence is having such a negative effect on the lives of so many Canadian citizens. Although the Elmira Advocate made its entrance with the topic of environmental issues, I hope that elder abuse is also a subject which is welcome on this new site. Good luck to the Elmira Advocate. John Newton

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  4. 1.T.hipel May 9th, 2010 8:43 am :

    I think Ive created a monster. Al has got his own advocate. All people who have anything to do with our water in waterloo region beware! Al its was great to hook up with you after a couple of years.I know you will keep everyone informed.
    Thanks again

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  5. Good for you Al. It takes but one voice.....all the best. Sherrie

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  6. Debbie: Yes I hope to continue to comment in th Cambridge Advocate.
    John N. Yes my focus is environmental issues however let's see where we go with this re:elder abuse or other issues.
    T Hipel & Sherrie: Thanks for the best wishes agm

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  7. havanabanana ruins another site.

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  8. Sorry but I don't understand the last comment and I assume no one else does. Thankyou nevertheless for commenting and feel free to clarify. Al Marshall

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