What is Syncrude doing about air quality?
To ensure air quality remains high, Syncrude is committed to an ongoing program to minimize and reduce atmospheric emissions. As well, we are founding members of the most sophisticated regional air monitoring system in North America. The network, called the Wood Buffalo Environment Association (www.wbea.org), is operated locally and reports to a variety of regional stakeholders and Alberta Environmental Protection. Syncrude works to keep all air emissions well within legislated requirements and continuously looks at ways to reduce emissions. For example, control measure systems are in place to reduce releases of hydrogen sulphide, sulphur dioxide, particulate and fugitive emissions to the air. An ongoing review process ensures control measures are operating at peak performance and contain the best of current technology.
