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At 06:00 PM 25/08/2002 -0300, Robert Stevens wrote:
>Since the rivers in question derive from ground water and ground water provides the island's drinking water, I wouldn't drink the water either.
>Bob Stevens
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>Helen Jones wrote:
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>> Planning to swim in PEI near any of its river outlets?
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>> I wouldn't.
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>> The following pesticides were found in PEI rivers in 1999 and/or 2000:
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>[. . .]
The pesticides detected in PEI rivers came mainly from run-off from potato fields. There has been some testing done that indicates pesticides are also getting into the streams via the groundwater. There hasn't been enough testing in this area but you don't have to be a genius to figure out it is inevitable.
We do use massive quantities of known groundwater polluting pesticides on PEI potato fields. The Island's fractured bedrock is covered in sandy soil, making the groundwater extremely susceptible to contamination. Admire - a potato insecticide manufactured by Bayer - is used on virtually every potato field now. The label for Admire states it has the characteristics of chemicals found in groundwater, and that the use of Admire where soils are permeable and the water table shallow may result in groundwater contamination.
Admire is an example of one of these new low-dose high-toxicity chemicals that government and the ag industry are complaining the Americans have access to but we don't. The PEI Minister of Agriculture, Mitch Murphy, is continually whining about this, and says that if PEI growers had access to more of these 'new generation' chemicals, we'd all be better off. Heard that one before?
Nitrate pollution in PEI wells is a huge problem.
Drink PEI water at your own risk.
Sharon Labchuk
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