08-05-2017, 09:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-07-2017, 01:21 PM by JBLAZE_THE_BOSS.)
"Residents concerned about arsenic levels in lakes around Yellowknife will have a chance to voice their issues at a town hall Friday.
The event, hosted by Kam Lake MLA Kieron Testart will include officials from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Giant Mine remediation project and Health Minister Glen Abernethy.
The meeting comes after a new map detailing arsenic levels in lakes around Yellowknife was released by Dr. Andre Corriveau, the territory's chief public health officer. It's the second advisory on the issue the health department has released this year."
This raises questions about the water that the Yellowknife Wraiths provides to their players and, more importantly, to visiting teams. So let's see if these claims hold water.
Now, first, let's look at what arsenic IS. According to MedicineNet.com, "Arsenic is a grey-appearing chemical element (atomic number 33, symbol As in the periodic table) also termed a metalloid. Arsenic can exist in a metallic state in three forms (yellow, black, and gray; with gray predominating) and in ionic forms. Arsenic is considered to be a heavy metal, and arsenic toxicity shares some features with poisonings by other heavy metals. Historically, arsenic has been used as a medicinal agent, a pigment, a pesticide, and an agent with intent to harm (use with criminal intent). Up until 2003, arsenic (in the form of chromated copper arsenate) was used in the US as a treatment to prevent insect infestation of wood used in building. In 2003 the use of this compound was banned by the US Environmental Protection Agency."
Now, let's look at the symptoms of arsenic poisoning. Some symptoms include vertigo, dehydration, and abdominal pain. This can lead to serious effects on the field.
Looking at teams that have played at Yellowknife, their players have seriously underperformed compared to their true abilities. Logan Noble, who has a TD to INT ratio well over .500, threw 1 TD and 2 INTs, and was only 11 for 18. It is suspected that Noble felt light headed during the game, possibly due to dehydration and or vertigo. However, when the Wraiths traveled INTO Colorado, the story was different, with the Yeti taking the dub over the Wraiths. In this game, Noble threw at .500 for TDs to INTs ratio, and was 29 for 52, a great amount higher than when they traveled to Yellowknife.
Now, some may ask, wouldn't this affect the Wraiths, too? After all, they PRACTICE and PLAY in Yellowknife. But to the contrary, consuming arsenic regularly enough to build up immunities allows for enhancement of performance, much like Strychnine, a serious PED.
Even the city is concerned with the action taken to warn people about the dangers, saying, "People are concerned about the government's response, not in producing the data and understanding the problem, but in communicating the problem to foreigners."
The problem is not in the faulty water but in the team's failure to communicate these risks to other teams, which would make it easily preventable. People are calling for the fining of the Wraiths GMs and players for, respectively, endangerment of players and usage of PEDs.
Where do we draw the line between football and morality?
(529, ready to be graded)
Graded
The event, hosted by Kam Lake MLA Kieron Testart will include officials from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Giant Mine remediation project and Health Minister Glen Abernethy.
The meeting comes after a new map detailing arsenic levels in lakes around Yellowknife was released by Dr. Andre Corriveau, the territory's chief public health officer. It's the second advisory on the issue the health department has released this year."
This raises questions about the water that the Yellowknife Wraiths provides to their players and, more importantly, to visiting teams. So let's see if these claims hold water.
Now, first, let's look at what arsenic IS. According to MedicineNet.com, "Arsenic is a grey-appearing chemical element (atomic number 33, symbol As in the periodic table) also termed a metalloid. Arsenic can exist in a metallic state in three forms (yellow, black, and gray; with gray predominating) and in ionic forms. Arsenic is considered to be a heavy metal, and arsenic toxicity shares some features with poisonings by other heavy metals. Historically, arsenic has been used as a medicinal agent, a pigment, a pesticide, and an agent with intent to harm (use with criminal intent). Up until 2003, arsenic (in the form of chromated copper arsenate) was used in the US as a treatment to prevent insect infestation of wood used in building. In 2003 the use of this compound was banned by the US Environmental Protection Agency."
Now, let's look at the symptoms of arsenic poisoning. Some symptoms include vertigo, dehydration, and abdominal pain. This can lead to serious effects on the field.
Looking at teams that have played at Yellowknife, their players have seriously underperformed compared to their true abilities. Logan Noble, who has a TD to INT ratio well over .500, threw 1 TD and 2 INTs, and was only 11 for 18. It is suspected that Noble felt light headed during the game, possibly due to dehydration and or vertigo. However, when the Wraiths traveled INTO Colorado, the story was different, with the Yeti taking the dub over the Wraiths. In this game, Noble threw at .500 for TDs to INTs ratio, and was 29 for 52, a great amount higher than when they traveled to Yellowknife.
Now, some may ask, wouldn't this affect the Wraiths, too? After all, they PRACTICE and PLAY in Yellowknife. But to the contrary, consuming arsenic regularly enough to build up immunities allows for enhancement of performance, much like Strychnine, a serious PED.
Even the city is concerned with the action taken to warn people about the dangers, saying, "People are concerned about the government's response, not in producing the data and understanding the problem, but in communicating the problem to foreigners."
The problem is not in the faulty water but in the team's failure to communicate these risks to other teams, which would make it easily preventable. People are calling for the fining of the Wraiths GMs and players for, respectively, endangerment of players and usage of PEDs.
Where do we draw the line between football and morality?
(529, ready to be graded)
Graded
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