Quote:
Baseline level of selenium
Irrigation district water quality testing over 7
years from the Oldman River at Fort Macleod
showed an mean value for selenium at 0.6 ug/L
and a median value of 0.5 ug/L.
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https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/document...01/136489E.pdf
https://myhealth.alberta.ca/alberta/...ing-water.aspx
So it sounds like the levels are already 10x higher than what is considered safe. This water is used to irrigate our food, feed our cattle, and ingest by humans. Coal mines process large amounts of water, so without any strong science based analysis of the dangers here, I don't see how this is a good idea. Goriders, you say economic opportunities, but you need to look at the costs, too.