Etiket: arsenic
The Horne foundry improves its arsenic report in the air
The Horne Smelter has indicated that the annual average arsenic in ambient air at the Horne legal plant, located on its property, is 45 nanograms (ng) per cubic meter (m3)…
Arsenic in the air | The Horne Foundry improves its balance sheet, which however remains too high
The Horne Foundry has indicated that the annual average of arsenic in ambient air at the Horne legal plant, located on its property, is 45 nanograms (ng) per cubic meter…
in Germany, 19th century books colored with arsenic are removed from libraries
Tens of thousands of books would be affected: the bright green pigment was widely used for the manufacture of books in the 19th century. Published on 05/04/2024 09:48 Update on…
Arsenic, copper and lead in order of toxicity
Windswept copper in Rouyn-Noranda, lead falling from the Pierre-Laporte bridge, arsenic released by the Horne smelter. These events are not all created equal when it comes to health (and safety).…
A very high level of arsenic on the grounds of a school in Rouyn-Noranda
The City of Rouyn-Noranda demands an explanation after the publication of analyzes carried out by the Ministry of the Environment on samples of metal dust on the grounds of a…
Incident at the Horne Foundry | Arsenic level 137 times higher than standard on school grounds
(Montreal) Analyzes carried out by the Ministry of the Environment on samples of metal dust on the grounds of a school in Rouyn-Noranda, after an incident that occurred a few…
[Le Devoir de philo] Words like tiny doses of arsenic
Twice a month, The duty challenges enthusiasts of philosophy and the history of ideas to decipher a topical issue based on the theses of a prominent thinker. To express the…
Horne smelter emitted 24 times more arsenic in 2022 than provincial standard
The Horne smelter says the concentration of arsenic it emitted into the air in 2022 was 73 nanograms per cubic meter (ng/m3), i.e. less than in 2021, but more than…
[Coup d’essai] “Arsenic my love”: joys and sorrows of a mining town
Last July, a study by the National Institute of Public Health of Quebec (INSPQ) confirmed that the ambient air of the city of Rouyn-Noranda was loaded with contaminants, which exposes…
Arsenic contamination in Rouyn-Noranda | Quebec means new “enhanced” authorization at the Horne Foundry
The new “ministerial authorization” from the Horne Foundry was sent to the Rouyn-Noranda company on Wednesday. The requirements imposed on the company are “strengthened” thanks to an independent analysis of…
Arsenic contamination in Rouyn-Noranda | The new authorization notified to the Horne Foundry
The new “ministerial authorization” of the Horne Foundry was sent to the Rouyn-Noranda company on Wednesday, learned The Press. Posted at 8:12 The document, which must regulate for the next…
Arsenic in Rouyn-Noranda | The punk musician who slays the Horne Foundry
Singer of rock metal, amputated of a leg following a violent cancer, Rouynorandien Simon Turcotte actively participates in the debate on the Horne Foundry, to raise awareness among his fellow…
Arsenic: 15 nanograms is one element among many, says Charette
The Legault government minimizes the rejection by the citizens of Rouyn-Noranda of the project for a new standard for arsenic in the air. In a press scrum on Wednesday, Environment…
Arsenic in the air in Rouyn-Noranda | 15 ng/m3, one element among others, according to Charette
(Quebec) The Legault government minimizes the rejection by the citizens of Rouyn-Noranda of the project for a new standard for arsenic in the air. Posted at 11:18 a.m. Patrice Bergeron…
Arsenic releases in Rouyn-Noranda | Ottawa could curb emissions from the Horne Smelter
The Trudeau government plans to impose a limit on the level of contaminants contained in hazardous recyclable materials imported into the country, which could have the effect of reducing arsenic…
The duo The Arsenic Lovers release their 1st album
Thirty years old, Florian and Thomas met at school in Bergerac. For twenty years they have refined their complicity and have been able to compose many pieces. 10 instrumentals compose…
Arsenic emissions in Rouyn-Noranda | The threshold proposed by Quebec does not pass
Quebec’s proposal to impose a limit of 15 nanograms per cubic meter (ng/m3) of arsenic in the air within five years at the Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda is insufficient in…
“The world turned upside down”: an emergency doctor poisoned with arsenic asks the government to act
The emergency physician Catherine Falardeau leaves her hometown and her patients to preserve her health as well as that of her family and asks the government to put on her…
CAQ chief François Legault judges that the level of risk of arsenic emissions from the Horne foundry is acceptable.
The chief caquiste François Legault was satisfied Thursday to declare that the level of risk generated by the emissions of arsenic of the Horne foundry in Rouyn-Noranda is acceptable, four…
The situation with arsenic is not so dramatic in Rouyn-Noranda, says Legault
The chief caquiste, François Legault, has minimized the health risks linked to arsenic emissions by the Horne foundry in Rouyn-Noranda. Before hitting the road to Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Mr. Legault reacted to…