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=== Done: Camelford water supply contamination === In 1988 the public water supply in Camelford in England was accidentally contaminated with [aluminium sulfate.<ref>{{Cite journal| date = 2018-07-14 | title =Camelford water pollution incident|url=title=Camelford_water_pollution_incident&oldid=850253425|journal=Wikipedia|language=en}}</ref> Professor Wessely published a paper in 1995 playing down the effects of the pollution and suggesting significant psychological factors were involved.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/15439490_The_Legend_of_Camelford_Medical_Consequences_of_a_Water_Pollution_Accident|title=The Legend of Camelford: Medical Consequences of a Water Pollution Accident | last =David | first=Anthony | last2 = Wessely | first2 = Simon | date = 1995-02-01|volume=39}}</ref> The government formally and unreservedly apologized in 2013, 25 years later, to those whose health was affected by the water supply contamination.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-24164253 | title = Apology over 1988 water poisoning| date = 2013-09-19|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-GB}}</ref> ====Re: Done: Camelford water supply contamination -- ~~~~==== :: Replace this text with your reply
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