The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 8, 1993 - Page Atl Alcan given fall deadline fp opn coon ae Please Volunteer Geet | enioee LA Oo ee ee ee for pollution coping plan TERRACE —- Alcan is being fingered for new pollution of Kitimat Arm near its aluminum smelter. The company appears on the environment ministry’s latest list of polluted or contaminated sites, The list cites high concentra- tons -of poly-aromatic hydrocar-- bons (PAHs) in the marine: sedi- ments in the waters around the smelter. It states the samples “are biologically active and show a strong mutagenic activity.”? That means. mutations in bac- feria happen more frequently when the bacteria are mixed with the sediment samples. ~ samples ~ Alcan is to submit an action plan by Oct. 30 to study and doc- ument the extent of- contamina- tion and find options for cleanup, said environment . ministry spokesman Ray Carrier. The concentrations in some samples arc. high enough the - qualify-~as-~"‘special wastes” and are subject to special regulations for storage and dis- posal. Carrier. said the PAHs come from .a” tarry substance, called pencil pitch, which the smelter uses to make anodes for the elec- trolytic separation of aluminum. Concentrations of the substance were ‘found at test sites through-. Others struck from report. out Kitimat arm, he said, but the hotspots were in the immediate area of the smelter. Alcan environmental services manager Bob Smart objected to the language the environment ministry used inthe report. “The -words that were used ~ sound: scary,”’ he said. ‘‘T’m: not ~ sure -what they were trying to prove by doing that.’ In particular, Smart pointed to the ciscussion of ‘mulagenic ac- tivity’. “Smoked oysters you buy in a can if you subjected them to the same test you'd have mutagenic activity.” - Polyaromatic hydrocarbons are produced in any kind of fire, in- cluding when some foods are grilled or smoked. “When you use your barbecue you're putting polyaromatic hydrocarbons in your food and . eating them,” he said. .- Smart says. the. contamination could come from dust that blows away while ships are unloaded or" from the area where anode pasic is stored. The company’s action plan will involve either dredging some material in areas of high con- cepiration or containing those -hotspots. where they. arc, Smart | said. Mines named to pollute list TERRACE Acid rock drainage has put Homestake Can- ada’s Eskay Creek gold explore- tion project on the environment ministry’s list of polluted or con- taminated sites, Acid rock drainage occurs when water dissolves chemicals. from crushed rock or mine tailings and . creates high levels of those con- taminants in streams. The list cites high zine and cop- per levels in runoff water at the ‘Eskay Creek site. Another newcomer to the list j is Sliver Standard Resources Inc, owners of an abandoned mine and tailing pile on Hudson Bay Mountain near Smithers. To carry out reclamation work, Silver Standard will have. to reduce the acid drainage from tie : 40-year-old mine: = «Food & Beverage Voucher +. emissions: .vand-~. effluent. zinc and cadmium levels at the old Premier gold mine near Stewart. The company recently reopened the mine and took action to eliminate acid’ mine drainage from the old mine workings: Noranda » Minerals Inc. im- proved its seepage collection sys- tems at its now-closed Granisle mine, resulling in its removal from the list.” - Still on the list of companies in| the northwest that break the terms of their waste. management permits are: @ Skeena Cellulose. Air emis- sions at SCI’s Port Edward pulp mill continue to exceed permitted levels at certain times of the year. Action plan to be reviewed dur- ing annual. permit’ review next - June. Sixth appearance. Meanwhile, 1wo. other, mining ©- companies’ efforts at acid rock . _ drainage control has resulted ° in. them being removed from the list. . - Westmin. Resources Ltd... had made the list four ‘timies fot. Agh a m@ Eurocan Pulp and Paper. The Kitimat pulp mill makes the list for failing ta.comply with its “waste management permits on. Acid “Jevels twice excéeded.’permitied ” iS ANAL The Coast Inn of the N orth | 7710 Brunswick $63-0121 | Ask for the “Back to School” Special ey levels during shutdowns, Action plan submitted, Fourth time. M@ Placer: Dome Inc. The com- pany’s molybdenum mine at Endako exceeds permit levels for iron In its tailing ponds, Action plan to be developed. Third time on list. A secondary list cites the north- west’s polluted or contaminated siles: @ Alcan Aluminum Ltd. Con- taminated material buried years . ago continues to leach out of the Kitimat aluminum smelier’s land- fill, despite company efforts at groundwater diversion and an im- _ permeable cover over the landfill. 7th time, M@ Kitimat-Stikine Regional District. The Queensway area’s sewage problems continue io put Thornhill on the list. Voters ap- proved a referendum to build a new sewer system. Construction fo start next year. Fourth ap- pearance. @ New Nadina Explorations | Inc. The company’s inactive sil- ‘yer mine near Houston continues: lo Grain mine water high in zinc. Treatment ..has ° significantly. ris reduced, the. amount, of- discharge. é Sixth time. @ Travel Ventures Inc./Moss Management Inc. Acid drainage CORRECTION . Tha “Mortai Kombat" video game featured on page. i of this week's fiyer is not available for tha Sega Genesis video antertainment system. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. continues ta come from the 60- year-old abandoned | Anyox molybdenum mine and giant tail- ings pile on Alice Arm. The com- pany never operated the long defunct mine, but is considering re-working the tailings. 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