Iqaluit’s contaminated water
The Decibel
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The Water in a Caluet Smells Like Fuel?
Residents first started reporting fuel odor coming from their tap waters on october second. Test samples confirmed on friday by the city that it is hydrocarbons found in a section of the water treatment plant, likely to be deasel fuel or kerosene. There's been reports people have felt ill, things like upset, stomach, throwing up. We heard from the public health officer last week that people who did consume the water or were exposed to it, could expect to experience those kinds of symptoms as the hydrocarbon passed through their system.
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