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timgoos on April 21st, 2010

I attended the Alberta Capital Airshed Alliance (ACAA) AGM this past week. I learned that the emmissions of pollutants ( NOx, SO2, PM2.5) are roughly emmitting by these sectors in our region: 50% – transportation (cars, trucks, buses, etc.) 25% – large industrial sources (such as refineries, etc.) 25% – other sources – med and [...]

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timgoos on March 31st, 2010

On March 19th, the Suncor refinery in east Edmonton recorded a upset in their operating that resulted in plumes of smoke. Yesterday, the Sherwood Park News reported that the Province of Alberta was awaiting further technical details from Suncor.  The paper specifically reports that: At the time of the first sample there was a 0.278 [...]

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