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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Robert:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Interesting link. Wasn’t there someone who said “That which does not kill you will make you stronger”? Not a very emotionally grounded sentiment. Most likely the same person would eat their young.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Randy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> all-bounces@gren.ca [mailto:all-bounces@gren.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Milligan<br><b>Sent:</b> December-28-10 1:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> Dr. Liana Nolan<br><b>Cc:</b> . ETC Group; * Global Neuro-Net *; * GREN; CAO Mike Murray; Chair Ken Seiling<br><b>Subject:</b> [All] New Disease-Preventing Approach for Health Units: "Opening cans of worms" instead of ignoring them!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Liana,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Doesn't this look interesting? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria Found In Fertilizer, Finds Study Of Swedish Sewage Sludge<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090528203737.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090528203737.htm</a></span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Wouldn't it provide great job satisfaction if you could "safely" look into it in the spirit of a Pioneering Innovative Region? I guess that I'll just have to keep dreaming about a very unlikely safer World! </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Or,</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> maybe Mike & Ken would encourage you to investigate how serious a problem this might be both at our sewage treatment plants, and for farmer's health and food crop safety where sludge is used?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>And what about "treated" waste water that is discharged into the Grand River watershed -- how safe is it? Are people living downwind -- or just in the vicinity -- of sewage treatment plants being exposed?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>This indeed looks like a really exciting can of worms to open so you can go fishing for potentially very serious health-safety and environmental-safety problems here -- possibly in collaboration with the GRCA, MOE, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Natural Resources, Federal Department of Health, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>My view here would be that if various other agencies -- such as I mentioned -- are not taking expeditious action to look into these types of new technology-caused problems, then we should take the needed initiatives -- including the creation of a Health Intelligence Group (in cooperation with UofW, UofG, UWO's Ecosystem Health program, ... ) -- so as to better protect the health and safety of our citizens. </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>In fact, <b>such an initiative could possibly be communicated as an additional attracting feature of our exemplary Pioneering Innovative Region (</b>LRT currently exempted<b>),</b> viz. "We go that extra mile to protect your environmental health & safety."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>I can see many implied suggestions for New Years Resolutions for all recipients here!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Robert, BSc, Environmental Health Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>P.S. Since we are on the topic of health dangers from new technologies, here is a developing problem to ponder:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990000'>Biomagnification of Nanomaterials in Simple Food Chain Demonstrated</span></b></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101220142436.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101220142436.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>