SOCC37H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Maple Syrup, Fly Ash, United States Rubber Company
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First of these few years back, intro textbook entitle to first weed free town in. Elmira is small quiet town most recently in 5000-7000 populations located in 125 km north west in toronto. This story began back in during second world war which means back in 1940"s. Elmira has been targeted war time revitalization program. The federal government was trying to keep the economy alive and places in toronto tracking industry in case of elmira attracted a chemical and so many of these companies taken over the company called uniroyal . Uniroyal took over a form of shoe factory in elmira and produced variety of chemicals, which the community doesn"t know about but seem harmless, but eventually they started producing chemical called ddt and 24d. Ddt is a powerful pesticides, it is banned in canada at the moment, but then produced in cities in other countries. This was famous during 60s and 70 during vietnam war.
