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Chemical Valley – Sarnia

November 25, 2019

The Varsity, University of Toronto – Researchers at The Technoscience Research Team (TRU), an Indigenous-led lab at U of T launched a Pollution Reporter app, which allows members of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation to report the pollutants in and around their land, and how they are affected by them. According to a 2011 report by the World Health Organization, the air surrounding the reservation has been the most polluted in the country.

See also Perspectives: “How much is and Indian life worth? Apparently, not very much.” May 29, 2020