Government-funded research says oilsands emissions could eventually
acidify an area of northern Alberta and Saskatchewan the size of
Germany.
The study finds that in 2013, over 330,000 square
kilometres received acid deposits high enough to eventually damage life
in rivers and lakes.
It’s the biggest and most precise modelling
study done on acid emissions from the oilsands and involves new data and
satellite images.
The model was checked by matching its predictions against measurements in the field.
It
builds on more than two decades of similar work, which has concluded
that at least some lakes and forest soil near the oilsands are already
acidifying.
The study has been published in the Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. |
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