Aluminium Sulphate Camelford

Aluminium sulphate poisoning probably led to long term cerebral impairment in some people in Camelford. Introduction. On 6 July 1988, 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate were accidentally …

tonnes of aluminium sulphate were accidentally dumped into the wrong tanks at the Lowermoor treatment works near the Cornish town of Camelford. As a result aluminium …

Carole Cross was one of 20,000 Cornish residents affected when aluminium sulphate was accidentally added to Camelford's water supply, 24 years ago. ... tipped 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate into ...

People who were exposed to the contaminated water at Camelford suffered considerable damage to cerebral function, which was not related to anxiety, and anxiety did not influence either of these measures of cerebral function. Abstract Objective: To establish whether people exposed to drinking water contaminated with 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate in the …

Altmann et al (1) conclude that poisoning with aluminium sulphate in Camelford 10 years ago 'probably led to long term cerebral impairment', an opinion which has predictably led …

The Camelford water pollution incident involved the accidental contamination of the drinking water supply to the town of Camelford, Cornwall, in July 1988. Twenty tonnes of aluminium sulphate was inadvertently added to the water supply, raising the concentration to 3,000 times the admissible level. As the aluminium sulphate broke down it produced several tonnes of …

Camelford's water supply was poisoned in July 1988 when aluminium sulphate was tipped into the wrong tank at the Lowermoor treatment works. Last year a coroner said it may have contributed to the ...

Potassium alum, potash alum, or potassium aluminium sulfate is a chemical compound first mentioned under various Sanskrit names in Ayurvedic medicinal texts such as charak samhita, sushrut samhita, and ashtang hridaya; is chemically defined as the double sulfate of potassium and aluminium, with chemical formula KAl(SO 4) 2.It is commonly encountered …

In 2001 the enquiry into the contamination by aluminium sulphate of the public water supply of a large area of North Cornwall, centred around the town of Camelford, was re …

Twenty tonnes of aluminium sulphate were mistakenly dumped into the wrong water tank at the Lowermoor treatment plant, near Camelford, by a relief lorry driver.

Camelford railway station on the line to Padstow was some distance from the town and closed in 1966. In July 1988, the water supply to the town and the surrounding area was contaminated when 20 tons of aluminium sulphate was poured into the wrong tank at the nearby Lowermoor Water Treatment Works on Bodmin Moor. An independent inquiry into the ...

On 6 July 1988, 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate were accidentally emptied into the treated water reservoir that served 20 000 people in the Camelford area of Cornwall.

Since the pollution incident, the standardized discharge ratio has increased in the Camelford area compared with Cornwall and no similar increase was observed in other localities of Cornwall. BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the pollution caused by the aluminium sulphate emptied into the water at the Lowermoor Treatment Works …

drinking water contaminated with aluminium sulphate: retrospective study of the Camelford water incident Paul Altmann, John Cunningham, Usha Dhanesha, Margaret Ballard, James Thompson, Frank Marsh Abstract Objective To establish whether people exposed to drinking water contaminated with 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate in the Camelford area of

Disturbance of cerebral function in people exposed to drinking water contaminated with aluminium sulphate: retrospective study of the Camelford water incident BMJ 1999; 319 doi: ... The legend of Camelford: medical consequences of a water pollution accident. J Psychosom Res, 1995;39:1-9.

Objective: To establish whether people exposed to drinking water contaminated with 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate in the Camelford area of Cornwall in the south west of England in July 1988 had suffered organic brain damage as opposed to psychological trauma only. Design: Retrospective study of affected people. Participants: 55 affected people and 15 …

Toxicity. Aluminum Sulfate, Hydrated (ACS & FCC): ORAL (LD50): Acute: >9000 mg/kg in the mouse MSDS. >9000 mg/kg in the rat MSDS. Acute Toxicity. There is little indication that aluminum is acutely toxic by oral exposure despite it is widely found in foods, drinking water, and many antacid preparations 10.In 1988, a population of about 20 000 citizens of …

Aluminium and Camelford. In 2001 the enquiry into the contamination by aluminium sulphate of the public water supply of a large area of North Cornwall, centred around the town of Camelford, was re-opened. An independent expert advisory committee, the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the pollution caused by the aluminium sulphate emptied into the water at the Lowermoor Treatment Works on the standardized hospital discharge ratios in the Camelford area, Cornwall. Method: Comparisons were made between the Camelford area and other localities in Cornwall of standardized …

In July 1988, 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate were accidentally dumped into the wrong tanks at the Lowermoor treatment works near the Cornish town of Camelford. …

Aluminium sulfate, written as Al 2 (S O 4) 3 or Al 2 O 12 S 3, is a widely used industrial chemical.It is sometimes incorrectly referred to as alum, as it is closely related to this group of compounds.It occurs naturally as the mineral alunogenite.It is frequently used as a flocculating agent in the purification of drinking water and waste water treatment plants, and also in paper manufacturing.

episode of aluminium sulphate absorption P. J. Owen and D. P. B. Miles Abstract Background The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the pollution caused by the aluminium sulphate emptied into the water at the Lowermoor Treatment Works on the standardized hospital discharge ratios in the Camelford area, Cornwall.

The serial cognitive assessment of ten individuals made between 8 and 26 months after the water at Camelford in Cornwall was accidentally contaminated with aluminium sulphate, showed …

The results show significant impairment in neuropsychological and neurophysiological tests among the cases, which the authors argue must be the result of prolonged toxicity to acute …

Objective: To establish whether people exposed to drinking water contaminated with 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate in the Camelford area of Cornwall in the south west of England in July 1988 had suffered organic brain …

The Camelford water contamination was a "mass poisoning of 20,000 people that was ignored", a scientist tells an inquest. ... Mrs Cross lived in Camelford when 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate was ...

Objective: To establish whether people exposed to drinking water contaminated with 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate in the Camelford area of Cornwall in the south west of England in July 1988 had suffered organic brain damage as opposed to psychological trauma only. Design: Retrospective study of affected people. Participants: 55 affected people and 15 …

Do not use aluminum sulfate to lower the soil pH because aluminum is toxic to blueberries and is already present in many soils in the region in quantities that can negatively impact blueberry plants once the pH is lowered. From page 2 here: Do NOT use aluminum sulfate, as this material is toxic to blueberries.

Camelford's drinking water was poisoned on 6 July 1988, when a relief delivery driver mistakenly tipped 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate into the wrong tank at Lowermoor treatment works and the ...

Ingestion Acute aluminium sulphate ingestion causes primarily gastrointestinal upset though neuropsychological and musculoskeletal sequelae were also reported in those who drank water to which 20 tonnes of eight per cent aluminium sulphate had accidentally been added in Camelford, Cornwall in 1988 (see below).