72 Hours in Saskatchewan = 21.8 Tonnes of Pesticide & 32000 Liters of Industrial Waste Spilled

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On April 26, 2014, 10.9 tonnes of pesticide & 32000 liters of industrial liquid waste was spilled in Strasbourg, SK. Two days later in Bell Plaine, SK another 10.9 Tonnes of pesticide was spilled.

saskspills.ca:

140246 26/04/2014 INDUST LIQ WAST – Report Id: 2014-04-26T09:47:59 32000 L unk, Strasbourg

140246 26/04/2014 PESTICIDE – Report Id: 2014-04-28T09:34:39 10.9 TONNES unk, Strasbourg

140247 28/04/2014 PESTICIDE – Report Id: 2014-04-28T09:34:39 10.9 TONNES Farmland, Belle Plaine

This was just 3 of the many spills reported to the government found on saskspills.ca. A few more notable spills in April include 200 liters of “white substance” and 2081 liters of “Slimes containing Radium”:

140242 23/04/2014 OTHER – White Substance. Report Id: 2014-04-23T13:32:58 200 L Corner of Victoria Ave & Broad St, Regina

140206 04/04/2014 CRUDE OIL – Report Id: 2014-04-04T09:13:49 32 m3 Hwy 307, Coleville

140215 10/04/2014 DIESEL FUEL LIQ – Report Id: 2014-04-10T10:51:36 2081 L Between Yarbo and Gerald, Yarbo

140240 22/04/2014 OTHER – Slimes containing Radium. Report Id: 2014-04-22T16:39:56 250 L Cigar Lake Mine, Wollaston Lake

View all the reported spills at saskspills.ca

Related: 1.2 Million Liters of Production Fluid Spill in Saskatchewan

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