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Resources and ToolsIdentifying and Addressing PollutionIdentifying and addressing pollution is a very important action. Pollution Logs can be used to record your experiences in your neighbourhood or at your home. Keeping a log of what you encounter is one way to collect evidence the polluter cannot deny. POLLUTION LOG - Click to download. What to look for: If you see visible emissions coming from a stack (not steam but discolored discharges of a black, brown, green, yellow, or orangey-red colour), it is likely that the stack emission that you are viewing is exceeding provincial air quality regulations.
* Pictures taken from This Week at the Stacks- http://hamiltonstacks.blogspot.com
Who to contact: If you see visible stack smoke, please take the time to call in the incident to the provincial Ministry of the Environment (MOE). Be prepared to indicate the following with regards to emission:
The Spills Action Center will route incident reports back to MOE Hamilton District Office. If you file a complaint/report and incident: Please let us know by contacting us, we are interested in tracking your complaints and/or incident reports. Environment Hamilton: 905-549-0900 contactus@environmenthamilton.org You can also call Dofasco (905-544-3761) or Stelco (905-528-2511) if you have any concerns.
Additional Stack Resources:ArcelorMittal-Dofasco Stack Key Hamilton Environmental Industrial Alliance Stack Locator: http://picasaweb.google.com/HamiltonStacks/STACKSFINAL/photo?authkey=Z7cI8qCH8lc#map "This Week at the Stacks": http://hamiltonstacks.blogspot.com/
Air Pollution Policies and GuidelinesEnvironmental Protection Agency - Ontario Regulation: 4 19/05 (Air Pollution/Local Air Quality) Ministry of Environment Risk Assessment and Alternate Guidelines for Air Pollutants (GIASO)
ArcelorMittal-Dofasco Plans/DocumentsEnvironmental Registry- Alternative Standards- Dofasco's Application to the Ministry for Alternative Standards ArcelorMittal Dofasco - Alternate Standards- Open House Presentation including the "Blue Skies Action Plan" - September 17, 2009 ArcelorMittal Dofasco - Alternative Standards - Open House Summary Document - September 17, 2009 ArcelorMittal Dofasco- Alternative Standards- Open House Remarks by Jim Sterling - October 16, 2008 ArcelorMittal Dofasco- Alternative Standards- Open House Summary Document- October 16, 2008
Good Neighbour Campaigns InformationOhio Citizen Action Group - The Makings of a Good Neighbour Campaign Ohio Citizen Action Group- Mittal Steel Cleveland Works Mittal Steel Clean Up for Real Documentary- Click Here The Sarnia-Lambton Good Neighbour Campaign- Click Here |
