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Canada: Tar Sands Tailings Ponds Are Leaching Into Athabasca River, Federal Study Says

2014-02-21 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Globe and Mail: New federal research has strongly backed suspicions that toxic chemicals from Alberta's vast oil sands tailings ponds are leaching into groundwater and seeping into the Athabasca River. Leakage from oil sands tailings ponds, which now cover 176 square kilometres, has long been an issue. Industry has acknowledged that seepage can occur, and previous studies using models have estimated it at 6.5-million litres a day from a single pond. The soil around the developments contains many chemicals...

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