Ive attached a file to show what I referenced in the Harolds article re the stack tests. I also attached the link where the government confirmed that there are tonnes of mercury unaccounted for and presumed lost in the soils of Abercrombie Point. It has been reported that in the most recent round of stack tests Northern Pulp has now got their power boiler back into compliance of 150 mg/rm3…sounds great...but according to page 16-17 of the Industrial Approval we see that when the scrubber on the power boiler was to be replaced in 2012 the new objective was to be below 90 mg/rm3. Where all of the most recent tests show numbers above 90 mg/rm3, why is NSE reporting that NP are now meeting their Industrial Approval terms and conditions when it appears they are not? …it should be noted that 90mg/rm3 is almost twice as lenient as what other mills are required to meet...most would be around 50 mg/rm3. Also for NS Env and Dept of Health and Wellness to claim that theres no health risk is kinda misleading when they make no reference to their own recent soil tests or the tonnes of missing mercury at Abercrombie point. Our soil samples were taken several KMS away...we suggested that they investigate closer to the source What we ask is for the government to actually address the issues rather than deny them. We are always accused of misleading, misinforming and not providing sources of our info...maybe the Government would like to add some links... The first link I would like to see is the one confirming that the government did not just leave all that mercury in the soil since 1977...surly they cleaned all that up...right? thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1254152-air-test-data-gets-mixed-reviews link to article from 1977 covering the concern over missing mercury news.google/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19770620&id=VpguAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=982,1077931
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 00:39:43 +0000