The Joint Oilsands Monitoring Agency (JOSM) has not included wetlands or groundwater in its monitoring plans. From the article: Melanie Vile and Kelman Wieder, biology professors at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, have been working in the Fort McMurray area for years. Wieder said they were surprised and disappointed that peatlands are not included in JOSM’s monitoring plans — especially given the importance of peatlands as an early indicator of pollution impacts. “It does seem a little strange,” said Wieder, who was expecting a renewal of their grant to follow up on their four-year study. In the last four years, the scientists found evidence that the higher levels of nitrogen in the air from the oilsands plants and big trucks is having a negative impact on the bogs that will likely lead to more shrub growth and change the function of bogs, he said. #oilsands #tarsands #wetlands #groundwater
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:56:59 +0000
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