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Millions of Litres of Pollutants Dumped in Canadian Cities: Analysis [1]

"OTTAWA -- Far more sewage has been spilled in Canadian urban centres over the last six years than any other harmful contaminant, newly released figures show.

An analysis by The Canadian Press reveals hundreds of millions of litres of sewage, as well as many other dangerous liquids, have been dumped right under Canadians’ noses."

Steve Rennie reports for the Canadian Press June 13, 2010. [2]

Pollution [3]
Canada [4]
Public [5]
Source: Canadian Press [2], 06/14/2010
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/millions-litres-pollutants-dumped-canadian-cities-analysis [2] http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/823043--millions-of-litres-of-sewage-dangerous-liquids-accidentally-dumped-in-cities-analysis [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada [5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81