Facts and studies
Environment
- https://www3.epa.gov/airquality/cement/basic.html
- https://www.epa.gov/mercury/basic-information-about-mercury
- https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/cement-manufacturing-enforcement-initiative
- https://www.ontario.ca/page/climate-change-action-plan
- http://www.usclimatenetwork.org/resource-database/cements-toxic-legacy-florida/
- http://ec.gc.ca/inrp-npri/donnees-data/index.cfm?do=facility_substance_summary&lang=en&opt_npri_id=0000001520&opt_report_year=2015
- https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2016/07/29/canadas-main-environmental-law-isnt-working.htmlhttp://kalw.org/post/cement-plant-rankles-silicon-valley-neighbors#stream/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpcil0H5Pos
- http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/canada-dead-last-in-oecd-ranking-for-environmental-protection/article15484134/
- http://www.nationalobserver.com/tags/petroleum-coke
Health
- https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/cement-manufacturing-enforcement-initiative
- http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=60918
- https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/eRepository/Environmental_Burden_of_Cancer_Key%20Messages_2016.pdf
- https://www.cancercare.on.ca/
- https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Pages/default.aspx
- http://www.champlainlhin.on.ca/Accountability/Integration/Health%20Links.aspx
Agriculture
Cement Plant…Pollution/Emissions Risks
In the above article no emissions data for Canada
Diesel Fumes
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1508841/pdf/amjph00007-0035.pdf
- http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/2013/11/diesel-lung-cancer-deaths/
- http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicles/why-clean-cars/air-pollution-and-health/trucks-buses-and-other-commercial-vehicles/diesel-engines-and-public.html#.V7oIyv_2Z9M
- http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/pollution/diesel-exhaust-and-cancer
- http://www.notimetolose.org.uk/~/media/NTTL%20files/POL2531%20-%20Diesel%20Fact%20Sheet%20WEB.pdf?la=en
- https://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2012/pdfs/pr213_E.pdf
- http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/13/health/diesel-fumes-cause-lung-cancer-who-says.html?_r=0
- http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/06/14/diesel-fumes-definitely-cause-cancer-should-we-be-worried/
Environmental Noise and Sleep Disturbances linked to Health Problems
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1984006314000601
- http://bmb.oxfordjournals.org/content/68/1/243.full
- https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/380852/environmental-noise-valuing-imapcts-PB14227.pdf
- http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/06/20/noise-pollution.aspx
Air pollution Produced by Cement Plants Contributes to Higher Cancer Rates
- http://www.downwindersatrisk.org/2015/04/spanish-study-link-between-cement-kilns-and-cancer/
- http://www.navarra.es/NR/rdonlyres/3B6D173E-8FFF-49B8-8C34-9386F4F80168/308426/chemosphere2015cementeras.pdf
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221747836_Health_effects_for_the_population_living_near_a_cement_plant_An_epidemiological_assessment
- https://www.woarjournals.org/admin/vol_issue1/upload%20Image/IJGAES021313.pdf
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791111230063
- http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/1/952/pdf
- http://www.sciencepub.net/book/00065_book_1_65.pdf
- http://www.ejmanager.com/mnstemps/45/45-1382377146.pdf
Health Risks Around Industrial Areas
- http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2013/737926/
- http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13762-013-0248-6?no-access=true
- http://gurasos.org/statico/documentacion/Ovarian%20cancer%20mortality%20and%20industrial%20pollution.pdf
- http://www.scielosp.org/pdf/aiss/v47n2/v47n2a11.pdf
Impacts of Cement Plant and Quarry Emissions on Agricuture and Soil…Dust and Particulate Emissions
- http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/01-015.htm
- http://file.scirp.org/pdf/OJE_2016053110083528.pdf
- https://www.princeton.edu/step/conferences-reports/reports/ch5.pdf
- http://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=rjes.2014.356.372
- http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ep/article/download/39573/23908
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/220016971_Impact_of_dust_emission_on_plant_vegetation_in_the_vicinity_of_cement_plant
- http://www.arb.ca.gov/pm/fugitivedust_large.pdf
- http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/environsc/articles/2012-1(1)/ecological-effect-of-airborne-particulate-matter-on-plants.pdf
Health Risks of Petcoke…Linked to Pulmonary Problems
- http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/6/6218/pdf
- http://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/02/04/news/scientists-trace-cancer-linked-pollutant-oil-sands-stockpiles
- https://www.nrdc.org/experts/meleah-geertsma/setting-record-straight-health-impacts-petroleum-coke
- https://www.epa.gov/petroleum-coke-chicago/health-effects-petroleum-coke
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4483697/
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26035666
The Environmental and Health Implications of Petcoke Energy Production (from ACADEMIA)
- http://www.academia.edu/172437/The_Environmental_and_Health_Implications_of_Petcoke_Energy_Production
- http://www.deq.state.mi.us/aps/downloads/permits/Detroit_Bulk_Storage/64741-79-3_pet_coke%20Final_plus_App_B.pdf
- http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/questions-of-environmental-health-and-justice-growing-with-the-petcoke-piles-in-detroit/
- http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2668144/petcoke_the_toxic_black_dust_coming_to_a_community_near_you.html
- http://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sce-authors/u1054/0696%20California%20PetCoke%20Fact_02_x1a.pdf
- http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/environmentalist-moves-ngt-seeking-ban-on-petroleum-coke-116052300754_1.html
- http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/6/6218/pdf
Particulate matter and Health
- http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/189051/Health-effects-of-particulate-matter-final-Eng.pdf
- https://www.epa.gov/pm-pollution/particulate-matter-pm-basics#PM
- http://www.greenfacts.org/en/particulate-matter-pm/level-3/02-health-effects.htm
- http://www.unep.org/tnt-unep/toolkit/pollutants/facts.html
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22194192
Cement Plant Risks to its Working Personel… Occupational Hazards… A Good Job?
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160420211125.htm
- https://saferenvironment.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/industrial-dust-air-pollution-and-related-occupational-diseases/ see point 7.0 (diseases due to exposure…)
- http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.phr.20150505.01.html
Mercury releases from Cement Plants
- http://www.unep.org/chemicalsandwaste/Mercury/GlobalMercuryPartnership/MercuryReleasesfromCementIndustry/tabid/106181/Default.aspx
- http://www.usclimatenetwork.org/resource-database/cements-toxic-legacy-colorado
- http://www.bakercityherald.com/csp/mediapool/sites/BakerCityHerald/LocalNews/story.csp?cid=4153377&sid=818&fid=151
- http://www.unep.org/chemicalsandwaste/Portals/9/ECRA_WBCSD-CSI%20Mercury_20130618_upload.pdf
- http://www.env-health.org/IMG/pdf/mercury_chapter2.pdf
- https://www.hcn.org/issues/42.1/mountains-of-mercury
- http://scorecard.goodguide.com/chemical-profiles/html/mercury.html
- http://earthjustice.org/sites/default/files/library/reports/ej_eip_kilns_web.pdf
Vanadium releases from Cement Plants
- http://www.chemicalsubstanceschimiques.gc.ca/challenge-defi/summary-sommaire/batch-lot-9/1314-62-1-eng.php
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15092234
Government Regulations
- https://www3.epa.gov/airtoxics/pcem/pcem_fs_080910.pdf EPA USA
- https://www.ec.gc.ca/pollution/default.asp?lang=En&n=A822E973-1
- https://www.ec.gc.ca/doc/media/m_124/report_eng.pdf
- http://www.globalcement.com/images/stories/documents/articles/eGC-Mar14-25web.pdf
- http://blog.midwestind.com/blog/air-pollution-reguations-canada/
- http://enablon.com/blog/2016/07/15/weekly-compliance-digest-canada-air-pollutants-regulations
- http://www.cela.ca/newsevents/good-intentions-dont-justify-bad-environmental-laws
- http://www.rediscoverconcrete.ca/news/canadas-cement-industry-welcomes-ontarios
- http://www.macleans.ca/economy/business/canadas-cement-industry-is-crumbling/
- http://www.boad.org/sites/default/files/eg_37_cement_industry_eng.pdf