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Survey of Arsenic Exposure for Residents of Wawa, Goss Gilroy Inc., January 2001

The report documents the results of an environmental health risk study of Michipicoten Township (Wawa) Ontario residents. The study surveyed a sample of residents living in Wawa together with a sample of control community residents from Havelock, Ontario.

• Table of Contents [PDF]
• Section I Summary [PDF]
• Sections 2-3 [PDF]
  • Introduction
  • Purpose of the Study
  • Study Approach
• Section 4 Results
  • Results a [PDF]
  • Results b [PDF]
  • Results c [PDF]
• Section 4 Results and Section 5 Discussion [PDF]
• Appendix A - Survey Instrument [PDF]
• Appendices B, C, D [PDF]
  • Map of Zones
  • Urine Collection Protocols
  • Comparison of Two Urinary Analysis Methods
• Appendices E, F, G [PDF]
  • Letters and Consent Forms
  • Comparisons of Communities
  • Derivation of Reference Dose Values
• Full Report [PDF 9426KB]

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