Public notice: ASI is applying for new SSS standards and new ECAs.
The public can continue to track the applications on the ERO website.
https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-2673
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/050419#BK47
The public can continue to track the applications on the ERO website.
https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-2673
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/050419#BK47
Here is a must read from the National Observer: Regulators cut a deal with Ontario steel mill over carcinogens | Canada's National Observer: News & Analysis
Here is a link to the sootoday website which gives a continuous read-out of local air quality from 4 different monitors: Sault Ste. Marie Air Quality and Weather Conditions - Sault Ste. Marie News (sootoday.com)
As of April 1, 2023, ASI has three new air quality monitors giving 24 hour read-outs. Click this link Algoma Steel Inc. - Environment (drdas.cloud) to see the latest readings.
Here is a link to the sootoday website which gives a continuous read-out of local air quality from 4 different monitors: Sault Ste. Marie Air Quality and Weather Conditions - Sault Ste. Marie News (sootoday.com)
As of April 1, 2023, ASI has three new air quality monitors giving 24 hour read-outs. Click this link Algoma Steel Inc. - Environment (drdas.cloud) to see the latest readings.
June 13 2024, 11:45 am. "The plant" has been very slow in posting it's daily upsets. (Process upset table for posting on internet (algoma.com) . Their last post was June 4.
Stackwatchssm has been in operation for three years. Our mission was
There is a very significant news announcement today: "There’s a new safety sheriff at Algoma Steel"
There’s a new safety sheriff at Algoma Steel - Sault Ste. Marie News (sootoday.com)
Stackwatchssm has been in operation for three years. Our mission was
- to encourage citizens to speak out about local air-quality and water-quality concerns ...some good success & on-going
- to encourage the MECP to enforce existing environmental regulations... a few charges have been laid
- to encourage the MECP to build and operate a robust and independent air-quality monitoring system..mission accomplished!
There is a very significant news announcement today: "There’s a new safety sheriff at Algoma Steel"
There’s a new safety sheriff at Algoma Steel - Sault Ste. Marie News (sootoday.com)
May 24, 2024 Stack opacity continues to be our main environmental concern: especially with #9 COB stack!...which is the newest battery (1978?) and yet it has worst emissions. The black smoke occurs when an oven (there 60 ovens in a battery) has leaking sidewalls . The leaking ovens should be repaired or shut down!
The black smoke obviously contains tiny particulate matter which can have long-term health consequences when inhaled.for long periods. What is not seen are chemicals which are normally removed by the bi-products plant: Carbon monoxide ,Hydrogen sulphide, Hydrogen cyanide, Ammonia, Benzene, and Benzo(A) pyrene! COKE OVEN GAS - STACK WATCH SSM
Unless the MECP forces the company to take action, the community will have to put up with this air pollution until at least 2029!
In the meantime things will only get worse.
This collage (below) was "borrowed" from one of our regular "stackwatchers".
The black smoke obviously contains tiny particulate matter which can have long-term health consequences when inhaled.for long periods. What is not seen are chemicals which are normally removed by the bi-products plant: Carbon monoxide ,Hydrogen sulphide, Hydrogen cyanide, Ammonia, Benzene, and Benzo(A) pyrene! COKE OVEN GAS - STACK WATCH SSM
Unless the MECP forces the company to take action, the community will have to put up with this air pollution until at least 2029!
In the meantime things will only get worse.
This collage (below) was "borrowed" from one of our regular "stackwatchers".
April 17 2024 ASI recently updated it's Monthly Summary Report of Environmental Concerns SENIORITY WAIVER – ER 133 (algoma.com) which records many complaints from the public to the MECP about "particulate matter".
The company's frequent response is "Best Management Plan (BMP) being followed to reduced emissions from site. The implementation of Algoma’s stack opacity reduction action plan is underway to improve opacity and demonstrate continuous improvement".
It is very difficult to convince the public of any improvement when when thick black smoke is pouring out of one or more COB stacks almost continuously... in breach of air quality (stack-opacity) regulations.
Check out stackwatchssm on Facebook or see for yourself on the sootoday webcams Sault Ste. Marie Live Webcams - Sault Ste. Marie News (sootoday.com)
The company's frequent response is "Best Management Plan (BMP) being followed to reduced emissions from site. The implementation of Algoma’s stack opacity reduction action plan is underway to improve opacity and demonstrate continuous improvement".
It is very difficult to convince the public of any improvement when when thick black smoke is pouring out of one or more COB stacks almost continuously... in breach of air quality (stack-opacity) regulations.
Check out stackwatchssm on Facebook or see for yourself on the sootoday webcams Sault Ste. Marie Live Webcams - Sault Ste. Marie News (sootoday.com)
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March 9 ASI has just published their AAQM report for the fourth quarter of 2023...Q4-Executive-Summary.pdf (algoma.com)
Once again there are significnt concerns with the sulfur, benzene and benzo(A)pyrene emissions.
Once again there are significnt concerns with the sulfur, benzene and benzo(A)pyrene emissions.
January 20, 2024 3:30 am. A major pipe "collapsed" and has caused a "temporary" (2-week?) shut-down of the #7 blast furnace and significant slow-down in the production of coke. Follow the full story on sootoday.com.
January 9,2024 The minutes and "presentaion" of the most recent CLC meeting are now posted:
Letterhead - Personalized (algoma.com) and PowerPoint Presentation (algoma.com)
The graph below shows that the average opacity for the past year was more than DOUBLE THE REGULATORY LIMIT of 20% !
Will the coke oven survive another 6 years? Will the neighbours have to put up with poor air quality for at least six more years?...or will the MECP and APH take action?
Letterhead - Personalized (algoma.com) and PowerPoint Presentation (algoma.com)
The graph below shows that the average opacity for the past year was more than DOUBLE THE REGULATORY LIMIT of 20% !
Will the coke oven survive another 6 years? Will the neighbours have to put up with poor air quality for at least six more years?...or will the MECP and APH take action?
January 3, 2024 ASI is required to post "operational upsets" (which may have environmental impacts) on its wewbsite.
You can find this report Process upset table for posting on internet (algoma.com) . (A sample of the report is shown below)
In the past 6 months the company reported 155 upsets along with MULTIPLE DAILY "STACK OPACITY EMISSIONS" FROM ALL THREE BATTERIES!!!
In the previous 6 months only 79 upsets were reported.
Does that mean that things are getting worse?... or is the company just getting better at posting upsets as required by the MECP?
You can find this report Process upset table for posting on internet (algoma.com) . (A sample of the report is shown below)
In the past 6 months the company reported 155 upsets along with MULTIPLE DAILY "STACK OPACITY EMISSIONS" FROM ALL THREE BATTERIES!!!
In the previous 6 months only 79 upsets were reported.
Does that mean that things are getting worse?... or is the company just getting better at posting upsets as required by the MECP?
December 9 ASI released its third Quarter AAQM (Ambient Air Quality Report) Q3-Executive-Summary.pdf (algoma.com) For some reason there is no data for BENZENE (a known carcinogen) at the Cathcart or Bonney Street locations,
We will not offer any interpretation of the data other than to say that there are still some concerns about air quality in the vicinity of the plant.
We will not offer any interpretation of the data other than to say that there are still some concerns about air quality in the vicinity of the plant.
November 1 ASI has finally published the minutes of the September 12 Community Liaison Committee.
Letterhead - Personalized (algoma.com) The minutes and "presentation" PowerPoint Presentation (algoma.com) confirm our observations that the black smoke coming from the COB stacks IS NOT getting much better!
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September 14 STACK OPACITY is the most obvious air pollution which the public sees daily. The graph below was presented to the ACLC meeting this past June. It shows that last April-May the company was in violation of air quality regulations almost 75% of the day! PowerPoint Presentation (algoma.com)
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September 6 ASI has just posted it's second quarter Air Quality report (2023-Q2-Executive-Summary.pdf (algoma.com))
The number of "excursions" (breaches of the guidelines) at the Bonney St. station confirms confirms what the Bayview residents already know: There is too much dust in the air!... and the carcinogenic benzo(A)pyrene levels are 10 times the guidelines (at Bonney st)... and 40 times the standard at Cathcart St.!
Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) is a known carcinogen!
The number of "excursions" (breaches of the guidelines) at the Bonney St. station confirms confirms what the Bayview residents already know: There is too much dust in the air!... and the carcinogenic benzo(A)pyrene levels are 10 times the guidelines (at Bonney st)... and 40 times the standard at Cathcart St.!
Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) is a known carcinogen!
August 28 8:15 pm AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL (AIR) NUMBER 3614-82DLFY Issue Date: March 31, 2010
"The Company shall inform the public by posting on the Company's corporate website all incidences with environmental
impacts related to process upsets, failure of any equipment, including failure of any air pollution control equipment, in the
Facility within twenty-four (24) hours of occurrence of the incidence or within a time period directed by the District
Manager."
At the time of this posting, the company has posted nothing since August 23...5 days ago!
The "bad push" (below) was observed Aug 23 at 3:01 pm (5 days ago)....not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
"The Company shall inform the public by posting on the Company's corporate website all incidences with environmental
impacts related to process upsets, failure of any equipment, including failure of any air pollution control equipment, in the
Facility within twenty-four (24) hours of occurrence of the incidence or within a time period directed by the District
Manager."
At the time of this posting, the company has posted nothing since August 23...5 days ago!
The "bad push" (below) was observed Aug 23 at 3:01 pm (5 days ago)....not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
August 22
Update on ASI air monitors: Lately the 3 monitors have been show reading which are significantly LOWER than the Village media monitors (Sault Ste. Marie Air Quality and Weather Conditions - Sault Ste. Marie News (sootoday.com) and the Sault College monitor (Sault Ste. Marie Air Quality Index (AQI) and Ontario Air Pollution | IQAir)
The monitor at Bruce and Queen appears to be out of commission; it has shown the same reading for more 2 weeks
Update on ASI air monitors: Lately the 3 monitors have been show reading which are significantly LOWER than the Village media monitors (Sault Ste. Marie Air Quality and Weather Conditions - Sault Ste. Marie News (sootoday.com) and the Sault College monitor (Sault Ste. Marie Air Quality Index (AQI) and Ontario Air Pollution | IQAir)
The monitor at Bruce and Queen appears to be out of commission; it has shown the same reading for more 2 weeks
August 9 8:22pm Coke oven stack continues to spew black smoke while a "bad push" (not recorded in ASI process-upset-report ) adds more black smoke (below).
July 28 Both of these events were recorded around 8 pm. The bad push (left... not recorded in ASI process-upset-report) is probably the result of human error.
The stack opacity violations (right) are a result of failing to maintain the aging/decrepit coke-ovens.
Both of these "upsets" could have been avoided if everyone (including the MECP and APH) did their jobs.
The stack opacity violations (right) are a result of failing to maintain the aging/decrepit coke-ovens.
Both of these "upsets" could have been avoided if everyone (including the MECP and APH) did their jobs.
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July 14 ASI has finally posted the Ambient Air Quality Monitoring report (AAQM) for the first quarter of this year.
Q1-for-the.pdf (algoma.com) The results recorded at Bonney St are particularly concerning.
The company's existing SSS ("operating licence to pollute") expired on June 30. In its application for a new SSS, it is seeking exemptions to the rules for sulphur emissions and for an elevated standard for Benzo(a)pyrene!
Q1-for-the.pdf (algoma.com) The results recorded at Bonney St are particularly concerning.
The company's existing SSS ("operating licence to pollute") expired on June 30. In its application for a new SSS, it is seeking exemptions to the rules for sulphur emissions and for an elevated standard for Benzo(a)pyrene!
July 6 At least two HEAVY iron emissions today. ASI has posted 14 "beaching emissions" in the past week! Process upset table for posting on internet (algoma.com) Reporting | Algoma Steel Inc.
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July 2 2023 9:36am A "bad push" from the coke ovens (from ASI...behind Tenaris)...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report and HEAVY emissions from #9 coke-oven stack.
June 26 A Bayview resident submitted this..."Algoma steel let off a VERY loud explosion around 9:34am... Some smoke rose afterwards. The noise was something like a mix of cannon fire and fireworks."
ASI reports a "Slagging Emission" on its upset tables. Algoma Steel Inc. - Environment (drdas.cloud)
ASI reports a "Slagging Emission" on its upset tables. Algoma Steel Inc. - Environment (drdas.cloud)
June 21 9:25 am Heavy iron emissions ...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
June 19 2023 As the light winds shift during the day the unhealthy particulate matter readings shift from monitor to monitor.
Bad air quality warnings should be going out to the residents in the west end.
Bad air quality warnings should be going out to the residents in the west end.
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Sunday June 18 1:55 pm another bad push! not recorded in ASI process-upset-report. The air quality has been poor most of the day in the west end. Winds are forecast to be southerly for the next 5 days . Prepare for more bad air!
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May 28 Sunday morning 9:56 am Very poor are quality. PM10 readings were above 600 ppm!!! and another "bad push" later in the morning. not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Light and variable winds spread "smoke" throughout the west end. With warmer southern breezes we are getting more of these bad air events in the morning. As the ground temperatures rise, the haze is lifted. See stackwatchssm on FB for more bad air events.
Check out the local air quality at Algoma Steel Inc. - Environment (drdas.cloud) or Sault Ste. Marie Air Quality and Weather Conditions - Sault Ste. Marie News (sootoday.com)
Light and variable winds spread "smoke" throughout the west end. With warmer southern breezes we are getting more of these bad air events in the morning. As the ground temperatures rise, the haze is lifted. See stackwatchssm on FB for more bad air events.
Check out the local air quality at Algoma Steel Inc. - Environment (drdas.cloud) or Sault Ste. Marie Air Quality and Weather Conditions - Sault Ste. Marie News (sootoday.com)
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May 4 Thursday morning clear skies except for black cloud hanging over the west end!
PM10 levels are UNHEALTHY!
The lower 2 images are screenshots from the sootoday monitors (Queen at Bruce & Allen's Side Road)...further from
"the plant".
PM10 levels are UNHEALTHY!
The lower 2 images are screenshots from the sootoday monitors (Queen at Bruce & Allen's Side Road)...further from
"the plant".
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April 2 2:54 pm "This disgustingness barfed out of Algoma Steel on a nice sunny Sunday afternoon... (viewed from Pinto Dr.)"
...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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April 3 10:15 am Picture taken from Bonney Street. Note the grey hazy smoke rising from #8 and #9 coke ovens. Winds are from the SW. Also note the very high VOC readings taken at Wallace and Patrick St. and draw your own conclusions!
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April 2 2023 2pm " big boom makes the house shake on Ransome Dr then the orange cloud". Iron is being spilled or "dumped" ... contact with the snow causes the explosion...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
March 25 10:15 am Black smoke, a combination of stack emissions and a "bad push" (lower center). The black smoke from the stacks has become an hourly ocurrance which we will no longer post!
March 13 A bad push from a coke oven as scene from Bellvue Park not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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March 11 930 am This black smoke has become the new NORMAL ! Leaks from the walls of the coke ovens are sending carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), high paraffins and unsaturated hydro-carbons (ethane, propane etc.),as well as (i) tar components, (ii) tar acid gases (phenolic gases), (iii) tar base gases (pyridine bases), (iv) benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX), light oil and other aromatics, (v) naphthalene, (vi) ammonia gas, (vi) hydrogen sulphide gas, (vii) hydrogen cyanide gas, (viii) ammonium chloride, and (ix) carbon di sulphide.....
ASI currently operates 2 AAQM (ambient air quality monitors) and posts their results of "random samples" taken once
or twice a week over a 3 month period. The chart shows that the company frequently exceeds the "standard"/"acceptable" limits.
For more info check out this link: Air Quality (ecosenshi.com)
or twice a week over a 3 month period. The chart shows that the company frequently exceeds the "standard"/"acceptable" limits.
For more info check out this link: Air Quality (ecosenshi.com)
March 7 3:46 pm Very strong smell at The Mill...downwind from the #8 COB which was belching out BLACK smoke for more than a half hour! VOC (volatile organic chemicals) and PM10 (larger dust particles) readings are very high. The VOCs cause the foul smell and are caused by "leaks" of raw coke oven gas from the coke ovens via the stacks.
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March 4 2023 10 am A Bayview resident reports "There was black smoke from a stack and there seems to be more released from lower down. Also lots of grey/clear(?) smoke. And a smell. Not sure if it's sulphur or something else."
Brown (iron) emissions are also noted.
Brown (iron) emissions are also noted.
February 27, 8:39 am Very dark emissions from #8 and #9 stacks...AND other ground-level emissions...possibly a bad push.
Note: Essar Algoma was fined $100K in 2016 for similar stack emission violations!...but "the beat goes on"!!!!
Note: Essar Algoma was fined $100K in 2016 for similar stack emission violations!...but "the beat goes on"!!!!
February 16 2023 9:38 am beached iron (?) emissions ... this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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February 14 3:05 pm from a second observer ... another bad push... not recorded in ASI process-upset-report and major stack opacity violation from #8 COB stack!
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FEBRUARY 14 2:47 PM a "BAD PUSH" from a coke oven. Winds from the SE. The Plume II gave high readings for VOC (volatile organic compounds) at #4 gate and Manzo Park...downwind from the coke ovens and bi-products plant!!!...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
footnote: the blue colour is from the vehicle windshield and not the actual sky colour!
footnote: the blue colour is from the vehicle windshield and not the actual sky colour!
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FEBRUARY 8 NEWS ITEM:
ASI is answering to charges by the MECP for a spill to the St Marys River which occurred October 18, 2019! Here is the news link...
Algoma Steel granted another court extension; three major spills since 2019 | SaultOnline.com
ASI is answering to charges by the MECP for a spill to the St Marys River which occurred October 18, 2019! Here is the news link...
Algoma Steel granted another court extension; three major spills since 2019 | SaultOnline.com
February 5 2023 10:15 am Iron emissions from the blast furnace...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
January 20 2023 3:38 pm Massive iron emissions ("beached iron") eventually forms the cloud seen at the Cambrian Mall. Incident was reported on sootoday (Plume of smoke seen coming from plant (Updated with Algoma response) - Sault Ste. Marie News (sootoday.com) this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Foot-note: This site gets a huge uptick in viewers every time there is a dramatic picture like this. Unfortunately the black smoke coming from the coke-oven stacks DAILY is accepted as "normal". The public has to contact the MECP and ASI directly. The media refuses to take them to task.
Foot-note: This site gets a huge uptick in viewers every time there is a dramatic picture like this. Unfortunately the black smoke coming from the coke-oven stacks DAILY is accepted as "normal". The public has to contact the MECP and ASI directly. The media refuses to take them to task.
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January 6 A "bad push" from the coke ovens...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
January 3, 2023 3:30 pm Heavy iron emissions from the slag dump, heavy carbon emissions from #8 and #9 COB and iron emissions from the BOSP ... not recorded in ASI process-upset-report .
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December 13 10:15 am #8 and #9 coke-oven stacks are both spewing black smoke. This will probably be a daily occurance for another 6 years!
December 2 11:46 am All 3 COB stacks spewing (grey/black) smoke. The plant must be back in full production.
November 8 Odour from coke-ovens very strong at Manzo Park and very high PM10 readings at Bonney and Goulais Ave.
Very dark stack opacity from #8 stack and iron emissions from #7 blast furnace...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Very dark stack opacity from #8 stack and iron emissions from #7 blast furnace...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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October 30 View from Manzo Park Algoma Steel's No. 8 coke oven Battery. These emissions from open standpipes have been common these past few months...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
October 27 5:37 pm Another "bad push" from #9 COB. Winds from the south. Strong odour along Wallace Terrace west of Korah Rd....not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
October 18 another bad push from the coke ovens (viewed from Manzo Park)...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
October 11 3:00 to 3:25 pm Beautiful summer-like day with brisk SW winds and very strong tarry smell in the west end. #7 COB stack spewing black smoke for over 20 minutes and an "iron emission" around 3 pm. not recorded in ASI process-upset-report Winds shifted to SE around 7 pm and #8 and #9 stacks sent the smell to Bayview.
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October 4 2022 3:10 pm A "bad push" and heavy emissions from #8 COB stack not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
October 1 9:46 am Pictures taken from Great Northern Road. Emissions lasted for more than 20 minutes (RC) not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
September 30 7:35 pm "There's some brown smoke coming from the lower parts. This was on Sept 30, around 7:35pm.
I've submitted the report on MOE's website and it accepted it." (JC) Looks like raw coke oven gas...and dark emissions from #8 COB stack.
I've submitted the report on MOE's website and it accepted it." (JC) Looks like raw coke oven gas...and dark emissions from #8 COB stack.
September 2022 Black smoke from the coke oven stacks (in this case #9 and #8) is a daily occurrence. If the darkness is above 20% opacity for more than 6 minutes it is a violation of air quality standards.. The graph below (provided by ASI on their website) demonstrates how each stack has been out of compliance from 3-23+ hours/day over the past 2 1/2 years!!!
Sept 6 8:56 am Heavy iron emissions (from the blast furnace?) not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Sept 2 2022 9:09 am obvious haze obscures the #7 blast furnace while strong sulfur smell hangs over the area.
Sept 1 2022 early morning... all 3 COB stacks still spewing black smoke...#8 (middle) is particularly bad
August 26 2022 noted by at least 2 observers...around 1 pm....this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
(1146) Raw coke oven gas from a standpipe at Algoma Steel's No. 8 Coke Oven Battery on August 26, 2022 - YouTube
(1146) Raw coke oven gas from a standpipe at Algoma Steel's No. 8 Coke Oven Battery on August 26, 2022 - YouTube
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August 22 10:30 am ... A beautiful day!... stack opacity violations AND Iron emissions (red) from blast furnace area ("Beaching emission").. .this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Check out this you tube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YDOYsOmUbo....this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Check out this you tube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YDOYsOmUbo....this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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August 12 9:35 am A beautiful morning with NO wind and a wonderful orange-brown haze hanging over Soo Michigan. Where did this come from?
August 7 4:45 A major fire in the "coal tower" reported on sootoday.com and widely followed on social media ...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
August 2 4:45 pm Another bad push was seen but observer was unable to get a picture before the black cloud dissipated
not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
July 28 8:03 pm ... just another bad push! not recorded in ASI process-upset-report The company has reported 44 of these events to the MECP in the past 4 months and NO one is being held accountable by the MECP!
July 24 12:36 Visitors to the craft market at Mill Square were greeted by another "bad push" from the coke ovens and a "tarry" smell which extended all the way down Bay Street to Pim Street!...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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July 19 Four more "events"... again in less than one hour!!!
Photo 1: First bad 7 Battery Push @ 8:34pm...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Photo 2: Second bad 7 Battery Push @ 8:48pm...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Photo 3: Poor 9 Battery emissions @ 8:55pm
Photo 4: No.2 BOSP rooftop emissions and gas plant stack emissions @ 8:04pm...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Photo 1: First bad 7 Battery Push @ 8:34pm...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Photo 2: Second bad 7 Battery Push @ 8:48pm...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Photo 3: Poor 9 Battery emissions @ 8:55pm
Photo 4: No.2 BOSP rooftop emissions and gas plant stack emissions @ 8:04pm...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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July 18 Four different upsets/emissions in just one hour!!! Many of these "accidents" happen daily!!!
Photo 1: Coke gas from 8 Battery Standpipe (@ 8:31pm)..not recorded in ASI process-upset-report.
Photo 2: Raw coke gas (yellow) from 8 Battery standpipe (@ 8:08pm)not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Photo 3: Dark 7 Battery stack (@ 8:32pm)
Photo 4: Bad push on 8 Battery (@ 8:52 pm)...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Photo 1: Coke gas from 8 Battery Standpipe (@ 8:31pm)..not recorded in ASI process-upset-report.
Photo 2: Raw coke gas (yellow) from 8 Battery standpipe (@ 8:08pm)not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Photo 3: Dark 7 Battery stack (@ 8:32pm)
Photo 4: Bad push on 8 Battery (@ 8:52 pm)...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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July 14 2:26 pm and 2:51 pm "Sniffer" readings (see "Sniffer bikes" tab)
The 2 photos below are screen shots from the FLOW II portable air monitor.
There were light winds from the NW. The left shot is from #4 gate on Goulais Avenue; the right shot is taken at the locks immediately down wind. Note the significantly higher NO2 readings! Where might the NO2 be coming from???
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO 2) is one of a group of highly reactive gases known as oxides of nitrogen or nitrogen oxides (NO x ). Other nitrogen oxides include nitrous acid and nitric acid. NO 2 is used as the indicator for the larger group of nitrogen oxides.
Nitrogen dioxide can decrease your lung function and make asthma worse. Long-term exposure to low levels of nitrogen dioxide can increase your risk of developing breathing problems, such as COUGHING and WHEEZING
The 2 photos below are screen shots from the FLOW II portable air monitor.
There were light winds from the NW. The left shot is from #4 gate on Goulais Avenue; the right shot is taken at the locks immediately down wind. Note the significantly higher NO2 readings! Where might the NO2 be coming from???
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO 2) is one of a group of highly reactive gases known as oxides of nitrogen or nitrogen oxides (NO x ). Other nitrogen oxides include nitrous acid and nitric acid. NO 2 is used as the indicator for the larger group of nitrogen oxides.
Nitrogen dioxide can decrease your lung function and make asthma worse. Long-term exposure to low levels of nitrogen dioxide can increase your risk of developing breathing problems, such as COUGHING and WHEEZING
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July 7 7:21 pm ...iron emissions from BOSP and stack opacity violations from #8 and #9 COB
July 1 (morning) Another "bad push"
June 30 9:14 am Image of heavy iron emissions captured by a concerned Bayview neighbour.
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June 22 (belated posting) This picture was just discovered online this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Ministry provides update on oil spill, new investigation at Algoma Steel | SaultOnline.com
Ministry provides update on oil spill, new investigation at Algoma Steel | SaultOnline.com
June 27, 2022 This is not a repeat from the last photos! It is another bad push from 8 Battery (first photo) which was taken at 8:08pm from Goetz St. not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
The second photo @ 8:13 pm is a dark 8 battery COB (black and on the right) with a pale yellow 9 battery stack (left). The mess below them is from the No.2 BOSP emissions that were regular and light.
In the USA the County Health Agencies prosecutes steel makers ... https://gasp-pgh.org/2022/03/24/
"March 24, 2022<UPDATED>U.S. Steel Appeals $4.6 Million Fine for 831 Uncontrolled Push Violations at Clairton Coke Works, GASP Lauds ACHD for Taking Action"
The second photo @ 8:13 pm is a dark 8 battery COB (black and on the right) with a pale yellow 9 battery stack (left). The mess below them is from the No.2 BOSP emissions that were regular and light.
In the USA the County Health Agencies prosecutes steel makers ... https://gasp-pgh.org/2022/03/24/
"March 24, 2022<UPDATED>U.S. Steel Appeals $4.6 Million Fine for 831 Uncontrolled Push Violations at Clairton Coke Works, GASP Lauds ACHD for Taking Action"
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June 26, 2022 7:58 pm ...winds from NW. Another "bad push" from #8 COB. not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
June 26,2022... "Stack opacity" violations are continuously monitored by ASI and reported to the MECP. In spite of 18,000+ violations in 2019, no punitive action was taken by the MECP. It's job is to protect our environment (AND our health)!
Stack opacity violations still occur daily and will continue until the coke ovens are eventually shut down "in 2029", the timeline proposed by ASI for the closure of the blast furnace and coke ovens. Can we afford to sit silently and wait that long???
Stack opacity violations still occur daily and will continue until the coke ovens are eventually shut down "in 2029", the timeline proposed by ASI for the closure of the blast furnace and coke ovens. Can we afford to sit silently and wait that long???
June 21...not a very good day not recorded in ASI process-upset-report June 22... a pretty good day
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June 9, 2:55 pm Very heavy iron emissions! .this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
June 8, 8:07 am Heavy iron emissions...unknown source not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
May 31, 4:30 pm Warm humid day with strong SW winds creating huge amounts of dust which carries all the way from Wallace Terrace to the Third Line. The smell of the coke ovens also be detected at the Third Line!
Algoma Steel is supposed to carry out a robust dust management program! ...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Algoma Steel is supposed to carry out a robust dust management program! ...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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May 29, 6:43 pm Wind is coming from the south east. Appears to be a "bad push" from the coke ovens..not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
May 28 10:29 am: Light southerly winds...grey/black "smog" drifting to the north and could be smelled at the cemetery. Unfortunately we left our cameras at home. The scene is a repeat of an incident on November 9 last fall..not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
May 4, 2022 6:25 pm "bad push" from COB ...and stack opacity issue...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
May 03, 2022 9:10 am. Young and Spadina street.. ..."Beaching iron emission"...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
April 22 2022 HAPPY EARTH DAY ... but ASI is not in the mood. Four separate incidents around 1 pm...
Photo 1: Very Heavy Iron emission from BF7 @ 1:27 pm this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Photo 2:Raw coke gases (yellow emissions) for over an hour from 8 Battery @ 1:11 pm
Photo 3: No.2 BOSP rooftop emissions @ 1:40 pm...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Photo 4:Bad push from 9 Battery @ 1:13 pm...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Photo 1: Very Heavy Iron emission from BF7 @ 1:27 pm this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Photo 2:Raw coke gases (yellow emissions) for over an hour from 8 Battery @ 1:11 pm
Photo 3: No.2 BOSP rooftop emissions @ 1:40 pm...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Photo 4:Bad push from 9 Battery @ 1:13 pm...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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April 11 2022 3:31 pm (left photo) This is becoming a familiar picture when the wind is from the south and the foul odour is spreading northwards from Wallace Terrace to Second Line. Notice the grey haze extending below the black smoke (from COB stacks #8 and #9) all the way to the ground which are emissions coming from the coke ovens. (2 photos on right) ... two standpipes with caps open releasing raw coke gas (yellow emissions) on 8 battery for at least an hour - Goetz St. @ 7:49 pm ....not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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APRIL 10 2022 12:12 pm ...bad push from COB....not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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April 5 2022 5:27 pm...very high PM10 Wallace Terrace and Patrick St...winds from the south |
April 11 2022 3:41 pm Wallace Terrace data winds from south strong tarry smell from Korah Road to Peoples Road and north to Second Line |
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March 30, 2022..." Disruptingly loud noise all day. A bad smell on and off all day, and even though the windows are closed, the smell still comes through the vents of the house. Not sulfur, but something else I can't describe."...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
March 29, 2022 1:13 pm...winds from SE and again at 4:15 ... recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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March 28, 2022 8:30 am...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
March 21, 2022 6:15 pm "bad push" from COB...winds from the west...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
March 17, 2022 7:30 am ..." Sulfur smell accompanied by a dark grey cloud from Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Over 10min and still going. First spotted around 7:20pm, but it's been smelling bad on and off all day.Wind direction: heading south west"not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Over 10min and still going. First spotted around 7:20pm, but it's been smelling bad on and off all day.Wind direction: heading south west"not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
March 15, 2022 3:30 pm... very strong "tarry" odour from Carufel Ave west through Bayiew... winds from SE... Grey haze rising from from #8 and #9 COB and moving directly (horizontally) to NW. This observation has been repeated in the past.not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
February 26, 2022 ...posted on Facebook...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
February 1, 2022 9:08 am iron emissions ...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report 1:15 pm iron emissions and stack opacity (x2)
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January 30,2022 3:02 pm a bad "push" from COB... ...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report... and stack opacity violations
January 28, 2022 12:28-12:36 2:12 pm 2:53 pm ...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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January 25 2022 1:03 pm heavy iron omission from BOSP ...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
January 8 2022 ... (posted on sootoday.com)
"Last night during the normal process of recycling surplus molten iron, the cold weather and icy conditions combined for a noisy steam reaction," said Brenda Stenta, branding and communications manager for Algoma Steel Inc....this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
"Last night during the normal process of recycling surplus molten iron, the cold weather and icy conditions combined for a noisy steam reaction," said Brenda Stenta, branding and communications manager for Algoma Steel Inc....this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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January 7, 2022 10:28 am. emissions lasted more than 6 minutes...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
December 30, 2021 9:41 am
Video attached that shows either Tenaris Algoma Tubes or Algoma Steels making a constant loud droning whine.
Also I’ve added a photo that shows an orange/brown dust coming from Algoma Steel. The whine has been going on for at least 15min as I’m typing this email....this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Video attached that shows either Tenaris Algoma Tubes or Algoma Steels making a constant loud droning whine.
Also I’ve added a photo that shows an orange/brown dust coming from Algoma Steel. The whine has been going on for at least 15min as I’m typing this email....this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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December 24, 2021 10:58 am 12:07 pm 2:19 pm
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December 18,2021 10:52 am view from Rossmore Road... stack "opacity" violation... lasted more than 6 minutes
December 9, 2021 9:40 am 10:55 am
orange-brown emissions, winds from SE another orange-brown emission
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orange-brown emissions, winds from SE another orange-brown emission
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November 25, 2021 9:53 am... iron emission (brown) from BOSP (and stack opacity violation from #9 coke oven stack)
...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
November 9, 2021 11:55 am. Heavy emission from BOSP... by 2 different observers...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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10:40 am. Smog over west end of city. Light southerly winds.
October 12 3:44 pm
"I have taken a photo to show where this VERY loud noise is coming from and also a video to capture the sound from several blocks away... this is the same thing that happened in March of 2020. Something broke and it wasn’t until a month later when they finally “fixed” it. Clearly the patch broke. Currently this noise has been going on for several days and nights now." JC
Vldeo/sound posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvrQOTfWIEQ...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
"I have taken a photo to show where this VERY loud noise is coming from and also a video to capture the sound from several blocks away... this is the same thing that happened in March of 2020. Something broke and it wasn’t until a month later when they finally “fixed” it. Clearly the patch broke. Currently this noise has been going on for several days and nights now." JC
Vldeo/sound posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvrQOTfWIEQ...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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September 29 7:25 am ...Discolouration across the sky. Clear skies with no normal clouds. Algoma Steel is very loud as well.
Incident also reported on SaultOnline,com (https://saultonline.com/2021/09/algoma-steel-incident-results-in-heavy-acrid-smoke/?fbclid=IwAR1_QEuQKbmLKOayG9hXScb2-kQGwyWuEAgbCiS8baa9h0lLcevousoEMPU...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
Incident also reported on SaultOnline,com (https://saultonline.com/2021/09/algoma-steel-incident-results-in-heavy-acrid-smoke/?fbclid=IwAR1_QEuQKbmLKOayG9hXScb2-kQGwyWuEAgbCiS8baa9h0lLcevousoEMPU...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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12:57 noon 2:28 pm
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September 28 8:59 am...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
September 27 8:57 am ... iron release from #7BF ...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report 9:07 am... emissions from #8 COB
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September 22 3:20 pm... winds from SE... reddish "iron emission"
September 17, 2021...#7BF bleeder valve emissions...lasted 2 hours...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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"Been looking like it’s very dusty and dirty for well over 15min. Comes with a bad smell too. It doesn’t smell like sulfur but I’m not sure how to describe it. Emailing at 1:20pm, but I took the photo around 1:05pm and I noticed before that."
Below is another observation at 10 am of heavy emissions from the coke ovens.
Below is another observation at 10 am of heavy emissions from the coke ovens.
September 13, ... heavy emission (grey/brown cloud) from BOSP
PREVIOUSLY OBSERVED "UPSETS"
July 30,2021
July 26, 2021 11:37 am... "blow-out" from BOSP...viewed from boardwalk
August 23, 2020 10:50 am .. A bad "push" from the coke oven batteries...this WAS recorded in ASI process upset-report
August 25 10:28 am ... a "bad push" and other emissions ... observed from #4 gate...this WAS recorded in ASI process-upset-report
August 25 10:45 am...a "bad push" from coke ovens ...observed from #4 Gate
August 26 12:24 pm....a "bad coke oven push" as seen from Whitefish Island...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
August 27 12:15 pm... orange/beige "cloud" (dissipating quickly with the wind)...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
August 31, 2021 11:07 am... emission from coke oven stack... It is "legal" if it lasts LESS than 6 minutes and under 20% opacity... not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
September 2. 2021 2:48 pm... viewed from Collegiate Heights...not recorded in ASI process-upset-report
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