Trout Lake is the source of North Bay's municipal drinking water. For decades 'forever chemicals' from firefighter training exercises at the airport got into groundwater and contaminated the lake.
The City of North Bay, Ont. and the Department of National Defence are set to begin a $20-million project this spring to remediate a site contaminated with PFAS — often referred to as "forever chemicals."Trout Lake is the source of North Bay's municipal drinking water. For decades, 'forever chemicals' from firefighter training exercises at the airport got into groundwater and contaminated the lake. The City of North Bay, Ont.
Because they don't degrade easily, PFAS are used in everything from paper packaging for food, to dental floss, glass cleaner, carpeting, guitar strings and a wide variety of other products.Researchers are just beginning to understand some of the negative health effects linked to exposure to PFAS. They include links to liver and prostate cancer, pregnancy-induced hypertension, fatty liver disease and affecting lipid function, which is linked to Type 2 diabetes.
Ontario's Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has been collecting samples from Trout Lake since 2013 to test for PFAS. As of October, DND has tested PFAS levels at 163 properties near the airport. Twenty-two of those properties have received an alternative water supply due to high concentrations.The new remediation plans are expected to address contamination at the former firefighter training site at the airport.
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