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Newly published research has found cancer-causing chemicals in the wind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those near oil fields and mines.
The research, conducted by the Alberta government and the University of Alberta, studied the snowpack around four coal mines in British Columbia’s Elk Valley.
He says clear traces of coal dust found in Alberta and BC match the profile of coal from the mines in patterns that suggest the dust was carried by wind.
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The study says, as a result, snow in that area contains chemicals known as PACs in concentrations higher than Alberta’s environmental guidelines.
His conclusions come as Alberta’s energy regulator plans hearings on a coal exploration project that could lead to an open pit mine in the southern Rocky Mountains.
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