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Ken Mansell In most Flin Flon locations, concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, selenium and thallium were above the recommended soil quality guidelines for the protection of human health. However, these heavy metals are still in the soil and are not likely to go away. Their presence will always be a potential hazard. Fortunately atmospheric contamination is no longer adding to our stockpile of toxic metals and ingesting them via smelter smoke is a thing of the past. I would like to see lead testing in blood repeated in a few years, as well as sporadic testing for heavy metals in the soil, just to be aware of their levels.
