Request a screening-level Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) specifically for the 'harvested' ecosites where soil metal exceedances were identified.
Strategic Rationale
"The text notes that samples were collected from 'harvested and non-harvested portions' of ecosites and identified exceedances in metals like Chromium and Manganese. In an unorganized territory like Melgund, 'harvesting' often includes the gathering of berries, mushrooms, and medicines by residents. If the baseline soil quality already exceeds safety guidelines in these areas, the community must understand the current health risk to distinguish it from future project impacts. This ensures that the 'Human Environment' baseline accurately reflects the safety of land currently used for subsistence."
Source Context
Understanding the Impacts of Nuclear Waste on our Community
This digital archive houses the public comments submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada regarding Project 88774: The Nuclear Waste Management Organization Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project. The impact assessment is led jointly by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. This archive preserves community perspectives, concerns, and observations shared during the assessment process, particularly in relation to Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario and the communities of Dyment and Borups Corners who are the closest and most impacted of all in the process.