Exactly what does it take to get our authorities to step up and clean up? Well I can tell you what it doesn't take. It doesn't take young children swimming in the Martin's in ground home made pond that is refreshed with Uniroyal Chemical solvents and other chemicals. It also doesn't take contaminated commercial soybean and corn production intended for human consumption. Nor does it take fish throughout the length of the Canagagigue and further downstream in the Grand River with elevated concentrations of Uniroyal's DDT and dioxins. Also the fact that both sediments in the bottom of the Creek as well as creekbank soils with exceedances of provincial and federal criteria for PCBs, mercury, DDT and dioxins doesn't spur any action just more talk.
Then of course there is the NDMA and the DNAPL chemical, Chlorobenzene, still in our Elmira Aquifers despite decades of talk and third class cleanup primarily using pump & treat technology. The fact that it likely will take another thirty years to get the Elmira Aquifers drinkable also does not seem to be spurring any real cleanup action. Lots more talk, bullsh**, junk science and reliance on bought and paid for consultants seems to be the norm.
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