Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Tar Sands Air Pollution May Be 2-3 Times Higher Than Industry Reported

Once considered too expensive, as well as too damaging to the land, exploitation of Alberta's oil sands is now a gamble worth billions. (Credit: Robert Kunzig) Click to enlarge.
A new study suggests the environmental health risks of oilsands operations in Alberta's Athabasca region have probably been underestimated.

 Researchers say emissions of potentially hazardous air pollution that were used in environmental reviews done before approving some projects did not include evaporation from tailings ponds or other sources, such as dust from mining sites.

 Tar Sands Air Pollution May Be 2-3 Times Higher Than Industry Reported
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