Dust Study

"Dust can kill you. Mitigation measures for pits and quarries are often inadequate. Dust studies and instrument monitoring should be mandatory and include detailed analysis of specific mineral content (eg: silica, mica etc.)."

AGRA - Dust Assessment Study using Computer Modelling (1996) - excerpts below

“The greatest impact on health is from small particles (< 10 micron in diameter) which can penetrate into the lungs..".   “Current dust levels in the subject area have not been determined, but are estimated to correspond to typical suburban areas in southern Ontario"

"The extraction of the shale in the areas adjacent to the proposed housing development represents the greatest dust concern ... the northwest corner of the quarry will be used as a reasonable worst case scenario of dust potential

How will Forterra measure the dust levels?  According to Hanson at the initial meeting a plastic bottle with a hole in it will be suspended by a pole and they will look periodically at the amount of dust collected  - Technology at work!

What is their dust suppression program – watering –  surely this will dramatically affect the already WEAK water pressure?

Of equal concern is the increased air pollution emissions from the factory smoke stack - Not included in the Study