WALKERTON RESEARCH
December 1st, 2003
BY MONICA DOBIERESEARCHERS monitoring the health of Walkerton, Ontario, residents in the wake of the May 2000 E-coli drinking water disaster, have discovered new medical problems that can be traced to the contamination. Findings from the second year of a seven-year health study have showed increased incidence of kidney problems producing abnormally high volumes of urine containing protein, suggesting structural damage to kidneys. In cases around the world, this usually occurs in one out of a million people, however in Walkerton - a Canadian community of about ...
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