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of Council of Canadians, Greenpeace Canada, Keepers of the Athabasca, Public Interest Alberta, and Sierra Club Prairie, requesting that charges under the Fisheries Act be laid against Suncor. Section 36 of the Fisheries Act prohibits the deposition of deleterious substances into fish-bearing waters; the Athabasca River is home to more than half of Alberta’s fish species. Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (AESRD) confirmed that the toxic wastewater released in Suncor’s March 25 spill, “did not meet all parameters of the Alberta Surface Water Guidelines, and did not pass the standard 96-hour rainbow trout acute toxicity test...� In a blog post on its website, AESRD stated that pyrene was present at twice the chronic guideline for aquatic life, with ammonia, chloride and various trace metals (e.g., arsenic, cadmium and zinc), also present above the chronic aquatic life guidelines. “Incidents like this illustrate the very real risks associated with oil sands operations. Canadians have the right to know how oil sands production impacts our air, water and land,� said Gorrie. “The federal SILVER SPONSORS:
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