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Toxic Legacy: The Story of Boat Harbor

Number 24336
Subject Environment
Source American University of Paris
State n/a
Year 2009
Publication Date 04/23/2009
Summary An inlet from the sea in Nova Scotia is the site of an environmental catastrophe wrought by a Scott Paper Company mill. To attract the mill, officials approved using Boat Harbor as a toxic waste treatment pond. The investigation details the actions governmental bodies took in conjunction with Scott Paper that produced the health hazard that Boat Harbor creates for nearby residents today.
Category Contest Entry
Pages 71
Keywords Nova Scotia; Boat Harbor; Scott Paper; mill; toxic; waste; water; residents; lagoon; environment; health; hazard; public;
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