A reader criticizes how the City of Saskatoon approaches testing for asbestos in the water by relying on data from other cities.
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The response includes information from Russ Munro, director of Saskatoon Water. Because of my position as the executive director of the Occupational Health and Safety Branch in the Saskatchewan Department of Labour for close to a decade, I am intimately aware of the dangers posed by asbestos.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Looking at the data obtained from water samples in two cities hours away is not science. It is ludicrous and lazy. The United States regulates asbestos in water, and has placed an enforceable maximum contaminant level of seven million fibres per litre to protect public health. The reason Saskatoon does not test for asbestos in water is because it is not regulated in Canada.Article content
How can drinking asbestos be a health hazard in America, and not Canada? I assured Mayor Clark that the community-based Asbestos water pipe committee would be pleased to meet with him to discuss this important issue in more detail.
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