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2 H$ O) ^7 A7 W, f7 X4 @这里水里有大量致癌物质,别吃。从油砂里面炼重油需要用diluent,地层深处的油砂里面有大量重金属铅,砷(砒霜),汞(水银),这些东西全部通过Extraction的洗沙工艺过程进入Tailings pond,然后渗透到当地水系,河,湖。鱼类是吸收这些重金属的载体。人若食用此鱼,慢性中毒还会引发各种癌症,包括皮肤癌、肺癌、膀胱癌的机率会比平常人大几十倍。. P* i4 W3 L& R( n' \/ R, q
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下面是一则以前新闻,千万不要随便吃oil sands地区钓的鱼
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Study contradicts earlier findings on N. Alberta water quality
+ {; z4 H9 F6 }3 W) w9 V; ?Last Updated: Thursday, November 8, 2007 | 2:27 PM MT
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Research conducted for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in northern Alberta has cast doubt on a government study about the town's water quality and its connection to cancer rates.
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The study, by Kevin Timoney, was done to determine whether oilsands pollution is making people sick through the water supply.
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% k) n4 L+ y+ H+ B/ a; ?1 z: P1 ~- YTimoney's research, presented to the community of 1,200 on Wednesday evening, found that elevated levels of arsenic and mercury in the water and wildlife are cause for health concerns.9 |# q" y: l! F
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"We looked at things such as arsenic, mercury, methylmercury, a variety of heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, dioxins, furans, naphthenic acids, et cetera," he told CBC News Thursday in an interview.6 H! U2 y! w9 U2 o! _7 m( X# w' H
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"We found that there is reason to be concerned that levels of arsenic, mercury and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are higher than would be considered safe."
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2 a! O* M3 M1 u0 a7 [Greenpeace banner hangs from the bank of a Syncrude settling pond. July 24, 2008 (Photo courtesy Greenpeace Canada) 2 y, A& z; Q+ c4 _% g2 A
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Residents in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada, say they saw this fish, seen in this Aug. 15 photo, caught from Lake Athabasca last week. (Courtesy of Ling Wang)
5 }( s5 z' s. F ~/ S& E9 @Monday, August 18, 2008 | 4:51 PM MT CBC News' a% W* }9 ]9 T3 y
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Those levels are particularly higher in local fish, according to his report. Timoney looked at data from 1970 to the present, focusing on the Peace River, Athabasca River and the Peace-Athabasca Delta near Fort Chipewyan.0 d/ s6 U2 o- ^ @6 `% e7 e) s
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Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons rose between 2001 and 2005 in sediment in the Athabasca Delta, the report says, with current levels considered unsafe to aquatic life.$ @" o0 V( l w$ ]& E
* Q+ I6 b9 R1 GTimoney's conclusions are in stark contrast to a government-funded study this year on cancer rates that found no elevated disease rates in connection with the Athabasca River.
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Timoney said there seems to be a reluctance on the part of governments and industry "to admit there is any cause for concern even though the data suggests there is a cause for concern.
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% L. p. o8 o. v9 y+ f"I can't answer for the government and industry as to why they would always downplay the risk," he said.9 S. [$ ]' a0 i4 g# z+ w" h; r
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"Certainly the numbers indicate to any objective scientist that there is a cause for concern."3 O2 |; r$ P* N n
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He urged the people of Fort Chipewyan to push for yet another independent study of the water and wildlife.
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He said the contaminants were not only found in fish, but also in waterfowl, muskrat, beavers, and moose — all of which are traditional foods that the community relies on.. r& l* a' P4 `- B% c7 D
* j7 q/ {# }6 l q0 f6 i8 {2 p' jResident Ray Ladouceur, who has fished on Lake Athabasca for about 50 years, said he has pulled deformed fish from his nets. He said he believes the fish are sick because of the chemicals from the oilsands in Fort McMurray.' y; N% [4 O. M7 [/ S
8 r$ q& G6 U6 O: @% V+ `6 B"I've seen many changes in this, the water. There's all kinds of stuff coming down," Ladaceur said.
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"You can see it right in the water, there's kind of a scum, I guess, flowing down the river."
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2 r" S6 q+ d) _6 zAs for the town's water supply, Timoney said the water treatment system is working well and the water is safe to drink.
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Fort Chipewyan is located downstream from Fort McMurray, the heart of the province's oilsands development. |
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