Falconbridge residents can resume normal activities, but should continue to take precautions following a discharge of dust from the Glencore smelter in that community earlier this week, Public Health Sudbury and Districts said in a media release on Saturday evening.

An estimated one cubic metre of dust was discharged from the Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations smelter in Falconbridge between Sept. 23 and 24. PHSD and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks initiated an investigation as soon as they were notified, the health unit said.

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In its release, Public Health said it had received preliminary results of the composition of the dust from Glencore by Friday. Further analysis from the MECP is pending, but since the dust is no longer being aer

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