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Horne Smelter Arsenic Emissions | Minister Benoit Charette will travel to Rouyn-Noranda tomorrow
(Montreal) Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette will travel to Rouyn-Noranda on Tuesday to discuss arsenic emissions produced by the Horne Foundry. Posted at 3:42 p.m. Stephane Blais The Canadian Press…
Possible for the Horne smelter to reduce its arsenic emissions without closing up shop?
Is it possible to reduce arsenic emissions from the Horne smelter to “acceptable levels”, as demanded by health authorities, without having to close up shop altogether? It’s all about cost,…
Arsenic at the Horne Smelter | Still several “steps” before reaching the Quebec standard, says Boileau
Désolé, votre navigateur ne supporte pas les videos Il faudra plusieurs « étapes » avant d’atteindre la norme québécoise sur les concentrations d’arsenic de 3 nanogrammes par mètre cube d’air à la…
Horne smelter: arsenic emissions are “not tolerable”, says Dr. Boileau
Maintaining the current level of arsenic emissions from the Horne smelter “is not tolerable” considering the health impacts of this carcinogen, said the national director of public health, the Dr…
Horne Foundry: “Maintaining arsenic emissions is not acceptable”, judges Dr Boileau
The level of pollutant emissions in Rouyn-Noranda, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, where the Horne Foundry is singled out, is not acceptable for the health of the population, estimates the national director of…
Horne smelter: an “untolerable” level of arsenic emissions in Rouyn-Noranda
Maintaining the current level of arsenic emissions from the Horne Foundry “is not tolerable”, said Wednesday the national director of public health, Dr. Luc Boileau. If Glencore does not reduce…
Arsenic in the air in Rouyn-Noranda: up to 14 more cancers with the status quo
Over a period of 70 years, between one and 14 citizens of Rouyn-Noranda would develop cancer if Glencore did not reduce the concentration of arsenic in the air produced by…
Listen to doctors, reduce arsenic
The pressure on the Government of Quebec and the Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda regarding arsenic fumes has just escalated again this week. Posted at 5:00 a.m. First, about fifty doctors…
Arsenic: Quebec ready to finance or close the Rouyn-Noranda smelter
The Quebec government could financially help the multinational Glencore to reduce arsenic emissions from its Rouyn-Noranda smelter or close it if the facility does not commit to stop exposing the…
The College of Physicians asks Quebec to act on the arsenic emitted by the Horne Foundry
The College of Physicians of Quebec asks the Government of Quebec to act to protect the health of the citizens of Rouyn-Noranda against the high concentrations of arsenic in the…
Arsenic emissions in Rouyn-Noranda | Doctors cry from the heart
About fifty doctors from Rouyn-Noranda are urging Quebec to force the Horne Foundry to reduce its polluting emissions “without delay” to reduce the exposure to contaminants of the inhabitants of…
Rouyn-Noranda doctors stand up against arsenic from the Horne smelter
About fifty doctors from Rouyn-Noranda are going to the front to ensure that the arsenic emissions from the Horne smelter, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, correspond to the standards of the Ministry of…
Arsenic in the air: the Minister of the Environment defends Glencore
Forcing the Horne Foundry to lower its emissions of arsenic into the air would harm the economy and would not change the air quality of Rouyn-Noranda, in Abitibi, estimates the…
“Arsenic” by Nesle, one last record before the end of the world?
After the organic and flamboyant “Permafrost”, this new opus reveals another facet of its author, which contains a multitude of them. Alongside his musical career, Nesle is also an actor…
Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda | Arsenic emissions jump
Arsenic emissions from the Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda increased in 2021 compared to 2020 and continue to greatly exceed the legal standard, Quebec government data shows. Posted yesterday at 5:00…
Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda | Arsenic emissions on the rise and exceeding the legal standard
Arsenic emissions from the Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda increased in 2021 compared to 2020 and continue to greatly exceed the legal standard, Quebec government data shows. Posted at 5:00 p.m.…
Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Rise in arsenic emissions from the Horne Smelter
Arsenic emissions from the Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda increased in 2021 compared to 2020 and continue to greatly exceed the legal standard, Quebec government data shows. Posted at 5:00 p.m.…