More than 100 households in Newfoundland and Labrador have learned their well water contains dangerous levels of arsenic — and hundreds more across the province may be drinking the toxin without knowing it.
The Department of Environment recently released the first batch of results from its free testing program for private wells it announced last year.
Of just over 1,000 test results, the department reported 112 wells with arsenic levels above 10 parts per billion, the limit imposed by Health Canada.
Anything over that amount places the drinker at risk of myriad diseases, including skin lesions, neurological problems and several cancers.
Minister Bernard Davis told CBC News
