Researcher returns to Iqaluit to test dust from contaminated soil
09.07.2008 00:03
Health
- Source: cbc.ca
A Saskatchewan researcher has returned to Iqaluit to start studying the possible health effects of oil-contaminated soil — and possibly contaminated dust — in the city's Lower Base area. The study is part of ongoing work by two PhD toxicology students from the University of Saskatchewan to find out how much soil around the Lower Base area is contaminated with old oil and gas. Last summer, Brian Laird and Alexis Schafer unearthed the old fuel under clean layers of dirt. A year later, Laird returned to Iqaluit last week and installed 10 small boxes that will measure the amount of dust residents could potentially inhale. "We're interested in looking at the amount of contaminated soil that could be potentially inhaled through the dust problem that is quite notable during the summer here," Laird told CBC News on Friday. Iqaluit, like most Nunavut communities, can get dusty in the summer when traffic kicks up dust on dirt roads around the city. The researchers will return to the city in September to conduct testing on Lower Base residents. They plan to share their results with residents sometime this winter, Laird said. Story Tools: E-MAIL | PRINT | Text Size: SMLXL | REPORT TYPO | SEND YOUR FEEDBACKRelatedInternal LinksResearchers unearthing Iqaluit's mystery stinkAudio The CBC's Sara Minogue speaks with Brian Laird (Runs: 6:38) Play: Real Media »Health HeadlinesMajority of women happy with breast reconstruction: U.S. studyThe majority of women who have opted for breast reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy are happy with the results and would have one again, reveals a new U.S. study. Sex at 70 better than ever before: Swedish studyToday's 70-year-olds are having good sex, and they're having it more often than 70-year-olds at any time in the last 30 years, according to a Swedish study.Tomato-based vaccine shows promise against Alzheimer's in miceJust as an apple a day is said to keep the doctor away, Korean researchers hope that a tomato a week might keep Alzheimer's disease away.Weight-loss diary helpful in shedding pounds: studyIt won't burn many calories on its own, but if you're looking to lose weight, the most important exercise you can do is to pick up a pen and write. Cipro, similar antibiotics can cause tendon ruptures, FDA warnsThe U.S. government has imposed its most urgent warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics. Health FeaturesIN DEPTHRed, red wineHealth pros and consCANCER VACCINEGardasilAdverse reactions | Gardasil in depthVIEWPOINT/ANALYSISScience FrictionStephen Strauss on vitamin D and diabetesHEALTH & FITNESSPeter HadzipetrosMy kind of recoveryVIDEOYour dietWriting it down helps take off the pounds (3:17)People who read this also read …
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