Glencore to spend $400m to fix arsenic-emitting plant
A public health study from 2005 to 2018 showed that arsenic levels on site were 165 nanograms per cubic meter of air.
Source: moneyweb.co.za
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Quebec environment minister promises more transparency in agreements with polluters
In the wake of revelations about exemptions allowing the Horne Smelter to pollute its environment well above standards in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette has pledged to be more transparent in all 89 cases of companies taking advantage of such permission.
Source: montreal.ctvnews.ca
Horne Smelter plans to lower arsenic emissions by 2027
The owner of a western Quebec copper smelter says it will adhere to the government's new requirements and reduce arsenic emissions to five times the provincial norm by 2027.
Source: montreal.ctvnews.ca
Horne Smelter says it will follow Quebec's 5-year arsenic emissions target, but it wants financial aid
The commodities giant that owns a copper smelter in northwestern Quebec says it will invest $502 million over five years to meet the provincial Environment Ministry's demands to reduce the amount of arsenic emitted into the air by the plant.
Source: cbc.ca
Western Quebec smelter will reduce arsenic emissions to five times provincial norm
MONTREAL — Arsenic emissions at a western Quebec copper smelter will be reduced to five times the provincial norm by 2017 at a cost of around $500 million, the plant’s owner said Thursday.
Source: timescolonist.com