38.) "Elevated levels of DDT found along Creek that feeds Grand River." news article dated August 7th, 2015. ( 3 min read )
CTV News Kitchener, title of article: "Elevated levels of DDT found along Creek that feeds Grand River."By Abigail Bimman, dated August 7th 2015. "A creekbed running through the Chemtura property in Elmira containing as much as 2,900 times the level of banned pesticide DDT considered safe, and the potential for an 'environmental crisis' looms over the community. Those are two of the conclusions of a new report from the Chemtura Public Advisory Committee (CPAC), which oversaw testing of 12 spots along the waterway, both upstream and downstream of the chemical manufacturing facility. 'The testing above the plant came back with no problems - (and) below the plant is full of chemicals,' CPAC chair Dan Holt said in an interview. A company representative said Friday that he wasn't surprised by the results - in fact, environmental remediation manager Jeff Merriman said, Chemtura has been aware of the presence of DDT since the 1990s. 'This is DDT from h...