NO!! Canadian Gov Researh Confirms Connection Between Tar Sands Tailing Ponds, Air Pollution

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EDMONTON—New federal government research has confirmed that oilsands tailings ponds are releasing toxic and potentially cancer-causing chemicals into the air. And Environment Canada scientist Elisabeth Galarneau said her study — the first using actual, in-the-field measurements — agrees with earlier research that suggests the amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons emitted by the industry has been dramatically underestimated.

“We found that there actually does appear to be a net flow of these compounds going from water to air,” she said. “It’s just a bit under five times higher from the ponds than what’s been reported.”

Galarneau’s findings echo those from an earlier study this summer. That paper, however, depended on mathematical modelling. The Environment Canada study, recently published in the journal Atmospheric Environment, used actual data collected from air sampling and filtering devices placed in the oilsands region under the joint federal-provincial monitoring program.

Using standard and well-established testing methods, Galarneau’s preliminary results suggest 1,069 kilograms a year of PAH compounds are being released from the 176 square kilometres of tailings ponds across the region.

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http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/11/27/oilsands_study_confirms_link_between_tailings_ponds_and_air_pollution.html

[GliderGuider]

1. This report is a hoax.

Everyone knows that Stephen Harper banned all federal government science several years ago.

[Nihil]

2. How long before Harper insists that "for the sake of a scientifically independent report" ...

... the only people allowed to do the testing are Appalachian Laboratories Inc.?