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Canada: Oil sands pollution two to three times higher than thought
2014-02-04 14:40:04| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The amount of harmful pollutants released in the process of recovering oil from tar sands in western Canada is likely far higher than corporate interests say, university researchers said Monday. Actual levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emissions into the air may be two to three times higher than estimated, said the findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal. The study raises new questions about the accuracy of environmental impact...
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New study suggests reported PAH emissions in oil sands region greatly underestimated
2014-02-04 12:30:28| Green Car Congress
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Tar Sands Air Pollution May Be 2-3 Times Higher Than Industry Reported
2014-02-04 07:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: 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. The study, by the University of Toronto's environmental chemistry research group, looked at reported levels of polycyclic...
Tar Sands Pipeline is a Bad Idea, Fails Presidents Climate Test
2014-02-04 00:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The more people learn about the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the less they like it. Despite what we might be hearing in industry spin, the environmental report released by the State Department Friday confirms that tar sands crude means a dirtier, more dangerous future for our children all so that the oil industry can reach the higher prices of overseas markets. That`s right, overseas markets, which is where the majority of this processed oil will end up. This dirty energy project is all risk and...
Atmospheric Pollutants Being Underreported at Tar Sands Operations in Alberta
2014-02-03 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Tar sands in Canada's Alberta Province are emitting more hazardous air pollutants than official reports suggest, according to new research from the University of Toronto Scarborough. Writing in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Frank Wania, a professor of environmental chemistry, and his PhD candidate Abha Parajulee report that carcinogenic pollutants known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are being underreported. "When dealing with chemicals that have such...
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