2016-Mar-15
Radionuclides are “chemicals of mutual concern”
“The tracking of dangerous radioactive substances in the Great Lakes basin is woefully inadequate given the intensive nuclear activity in the area, environmental and health groups say.
In a letter to the Canadian and U.S. governments on Wednesday, more than 100 organizations, (including the Georgian Bay Association) called for such substances to be designated as “chemicals of mutual concern.”
Such a designation — recognition that radionuclides are potentially harmful to human health or the environment — would require governments to develop a strategy for dealing with them with a view to keeping them out of the lakes.”
To read more of this article visit this CTV news site, or read the Canadian Environmental Law Association‘s report.