[Ost-news] NY Times on Poison Water, Fish and Animals for Fort Chipewyan

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Study Finds Carcinogens in Water Near Alberta Oil Sands Projects  
By IAN AUSTEN  
Published: November 9, 2007

OTTAWA, Nov. 7 — High levels of carcinogens and toxic substances have been found in fish, water and sediment downstream from Alberta’s huge oil sands projects, according to a new study.

The 75-page report, written by Kevin P. Timoney, an ecologist with Treeline Environmental Research, was commissioned by the local health authority of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, where many residents say they believe the oil sands developments to the south are damaging their health.

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