Canada: First Nation exposed to high levels of cancer-causing chemicals

Aamjiwnaang First Nation in Ontario finally wins access to data charting pollution from local petrochemical facilities

A First Nations community in Canada has learned that levels of a cancer-causing chemical in its air are 44 times higher than is considered safe, after years of fighting for the data.

Aamjiwnaang First Nation in Ontario is surrounded on all sides by petrochemical facilities, and members have long suspected that the facilities in Chemical Valley" have exposed them to potentially dangerous substances. .