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"Wayne H. Wilhelm" wrote:
>
> During the mid-20th century (a half century ago), Lake Erie was so polluted,
> it was declared devoid of life (a dead lake) due to industrial pollution.
> You're just now finding out the Great Lakes have a history of problems with
> pollution?

This has nothing to do with past history but current conditions. Do you understand
the difference???

> "Harry Hope" wrote in message
> news:1e5jr3pr3sqd9g4f4vu2uls2lj7oh2fr0b@...
> >
> > Michael Gilbertson, an Ontario biologist who peer-reviewed the report,
> > said political motives are behind the delay.
> >
> > "This information, which really should have been distributed more than
> > a year ago, is inconvenient to the administration," Gilbertson said.
> >
> > ..........................................................................................................
> >
> > Among the contaminants logged at different sites are now-banned DDT,
> > as well as PCBs, mercury, lead, cyanide and dioxins.
> >
> > Breast, lung and colon cancer, as well as infant mortality, were found
> > to be above expected levels near many of the contaminated sites.
> >
> > The report estimates that 230,000 "vulnerable" people -- defined as
> > children younger than 6, the elderly and reproductive-age women --
> > live within one mile of contaminated sites in the Great Lakes region,
> > mostly around Lake Michigan.
> >
> >
> > From The Washington Post, 2/18/08:
> > /wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/17/?hpid=topnews
> >
> > Delay Of Report Is Blamed On Politics
> > Document Suggests Public Health Risks Near Great Lakes
> >
> > Monday, February 18, 2008; Page A03
> >
> > CHICAGO --
> >
> > The lead author and peer reviewers of a government report raising the
> > possibility of public health threats from industrial contamination
> > throughout the Great Lakes region are charging that the report is
> > being suppressed because of the questions it raises.
> >