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Something in the Water

W5 asbestos investigation triggers water testing in Alberta municipality

W5 asbestos investigation triggers water testing in Alberta municipality

Medicine Hat, Alta. will begin testing for asbestos due to "community concerns" following a W5 investigation that showed the presence of fibres in the tap water of two Canadian cities. About 32 per cent of Medicine Hat’s watermain network — roughly 140 kilometres — is made up of asbestos cement pipe and is among the 85 communities W5 revealed to have those pipes still in use underground.