Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Health. The residents of my constituency have become increasingly concerned about the potential impact of contaminants entering the Athabasca, Peace and Slave Rivers as a result of paper and pulp mill development in northern Alberta. There is relatively little that scientists can tell us at the present time about the cumulative effects of pulp mill contaminants on human health. Since the Minister of Renewable Resources has indicated to this House last week that low levels of dioxin, furan and toxic fumes were found in fish samples in lakes near the Slave River system, will the Minister of Health please indicate what priority has been placed by his department on researching the health effects of environmental contaminants entering northern river systems from outside our boundaries?
Jeannie Marie-Jewell on Question O49-12(2): Departmental Priority For Researching Contaminants Entering Northern Rivers
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 1992. See this statement in context.
Question O49-12(2): Departmental Priority For Researching Contaminants Entering Northern Rivers
Item 5: Oral Questions
February 16th, 1992
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
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