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I finished this collage in May 2013 as the final picture of my 5 piece "Five Hundred Million Little Bells" series which I started after re-reading Antoine de Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince. The title for this series is from chapter XXVI.
Collage, ink, pastel, colored pencil on black art paper.
Original 8" X 11", 21cm X 29cm.
Wow, gorgeous work Judith!! xx
so in the spirit of the book!wonderful Judith!
Beautiful Judith :)
Really appreciate your lovely comments, Sharon, Agnes and Angela!!! Thanks so much!
Thank you, Shane! Very happy you like this piece!
This is fantastic Judith! Beautiful work! I love the sun!
Hello dear Meg! So nice to see you, and thanks so much for the great comment! Yes, my sun :-) She looks a bit serious...
oh how beautiful dear Judith....I would love to have your magical imagination for one day xxx
Wonderful illustration!!
Thanks, Ingrid, for this very sweet comment!
Thank you so much, Sofia! I really appreciate the lovely comment!
How gorgeous and enchanting, Judith! love it!
So happy you like it, micklyn! Thanks so very much!!!
Lovely, Judith!
Thanks so much, Brooke!
Nice work! "If I close my eyes really really tight can I make a wish to be there in that picture mommie?" Said lil' Timmy......
Ha-ha!!! Closing your eyes and making a wish ALWAYS makes the wish come true, right? Thanks so much, dBranes!
AMAZING! The magicalness of this is wonderful
Thank you both, Ben and mauro, for the visit and great comments!!!
Beautiful illustration !
Thanks so much, Monika and Sarah! So nice to read your lovely comments!
Beautiful work!
Thank you, Nina!!!
you do so much work ! and so nice !
Thank you very much, basicneed!
Wonderful! ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆! ;-)
Hello Wayne, and thank you so much!!
Thanks so much, JUSTART! Very happy you like this new collage!
fantastic art work
Really appreciate your great comment. Thank you, Mark!
was going to write, 'should be in a picture book', but looks from you bio that it will be :)
no, kyle, unfortunately this will not be in a picture book :-( I did this series just for myself, but thanks for the thought!!!
Gorgeous work! I love his goggles and cape!
love this!
I had so much fun working on this five-piece series. Thanks for the great comment!
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One of the agents representing Juventus' Amauri has opened the door for a possible January move to Milan.
The forward has been paired with the Rossoneri over the last few days after Juve failed to move him on in the summer.
"Let's leave this until January, but there was a conversation with Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani," Ernesto Bronzetti told Odeon TV.
"If a few things fall into place then, at that stage, Amauri could be a source of interest."
The Brazilian-born Italian international frustrated Juve officials over the summer after he refused to leave the club.
The Bianconeri were keen to see him go given that he earns almost €4m a season and has less than a year left on his contract.
"Marseille offered him a deal, but it was worth around €7m over three seasons," Bronzetti continued.
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Anesthesiology and pain medicine professor Ebenezer Yamoah and his research team have demonstrated that stem cells taken from the lateral ventricle area of the brain can be successfully transformed, or differentiated, to function like the hair-covered sensory cells of the inner ear that are responsible for transmitting sounds to the brain. The findings raise the hope of someday reversing what was once considered incurable hearing loss. The study was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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The next two weeks may be more about trade rumors than the Cubs' performance on the field. But manager Dale Sveum said trade talk is part of the game and shouldn't detract from play.
``I don't think it impacts wins and losses,'' he said Friday. ``This time of year, it's inevitable to be in the media, whether it's about all 25 guys or whoever. It's just part of the game.
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Onondaga Lake Site, Onondaga County, New York Public Health Assessment
ComparisonValues for Recreational Exposure to Antimony and Manganese in Surface Water
[All values in micrograms per liter (mcg/L)]
Comparison Values | ||||
Contaminant | Cancer* | Basis** | Noncancer* | Basis** |
antimony | -- | -- | 2,353 | EPA RfD |
manganese | -- | -- | 29,410 | EPA RfD |
*Comparison values are determined for a 21 kilogram child who swallows while
swimming/wading 0.05 liters of surface water per day, 2 days per week for 3 months per year.
**EPA RfD = EPA Reference Dose
-- Indicates "not applicable"
Bacteriological Water Quality Standards of Interest to Onondaga Lake
Application | Indicator | Standard | Source |
bathing beaches | TC | "the total number of organisms of
the total coliform group shall not
exceed a logarithmic mean of
2400/100 ml for a series of five or
more samples in any 30 day
period, nor shall 20% of total
samples during the period exceed
5000/100 ml. When the above
prescribed standards are
exceeded, the permit-issuing
official shall cause an
investigation to be made to determine and eliminate the source or sources of pollution, or |
Chapter I. State Sanitary Code, Part 6, Subpart 6-2, bathing beaches (1988) |
bathing beaches | FC | the fecal coliform density from the five successive sets of samples collected daily on five different days shall not exceed a logarithmic mean of 200 per 100 ml. When fecal coliform density of any sample exceeds 1,000 per 100 ml, consideration shall be given to closing the beach. Daily samples shall immediately be collected and analyzed for fecal coliform for at least two consecutive days" | Chapter I. State Sanitary Code, Part 6, Sub-part 6-2, bathing beaches (1988) |
quality standards for class B and C waters | TC and FC | "the monthly median coliform
value for 100 ml of sample shall
not exceed 2,400 from a
minimum of five examinations,
and provided that not more than
20% of the samples shall exceed a
coliform value of 5,000 for 100
ml of sample and the monthly
geometric mean FC value for 100
ml of sample shall not exceed 200
from a minimum of five examinations. This standard shall be met during all periods when disinfection is practiced." |
Section 701.19, Classifications and Standards of Quality and Purity (1986) |
Onondaga Lake Site, Onondaga County, New York
Public Health Assessment Comparison Values for Contaminants Found in Sediments
[All values in milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg)]
Contaminant | Typical Background Range* | Comparison Values | |||
Cancer** | Basis*** | Noncancer** | Basis*** | ||
Organics: | |||||
benzene | ND | 674 | EPA CPF | 410 | NYS RfG |
bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate | ND | 1,393 | EPA CPF | 11,660 | EPA RfD |
1,4-dichlorobenzene | ND | 813 | EPA HEAST | 52,470 | EPA RfD |
hexachlorobenzene | ND | 9.3 | NYS CPF | 466 | EPA RfD |
monochlorobenzene | ND | -- | -- | 11,600 | EPA RfD |
petroleum hydrocarbons | ND | -- | -- | -- | -- |
1-phenyl-1-(4-methylphenyl)ethane | ND | -- | -- | -- | -- |
1-phenyl-1-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)ethane | ND | -- | -- | -- | -- |
PCBs | <0.01-0.04 | 2.5 | EPA CPF | 12 | ATSDR MRL |
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)+ | |||||
carcinogenic |
<1-3a | 1.4b | NYS CPF | -- | -- |
noncarcinogenic |
<1-13c | -- | -- | 17,490 | EPA RfDd |
toluene | ND | -- | -- | 116,600 | EPA RfD |
Metals: | |||||
antimony | 0.6-10 | -- | -- | 233 | EPA RfD |
barium | 300-500 | -- | -- | 40,810 | EPA RfD |
cadmium | <0.5-1 | -- | -- | 410 | ATSDR MRL |
chromium | 10-40 | -- | -- | 2,915 | EPA RfD |
copper | <1-25 | -- | -- | 75,790 | EPA HEAST |
lead | 10-300 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
manganese | 500-3,000 | -- | -- | 81,600 | EPA RfD |
mercury | 0.01-3.4 | -- | -- | 175 | EPA HEAST |
nickel | <5-20 | -- | -- | 9,900 | EPA RfD |
zinc | 50-100 | -- | -- | 174,900 | EPA RfD |
ND = not determined
aBased on reported background levels for total carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(Menzie et al., 1992).
bUsed cancer potency factor for benzo(a)pyrene. This chemical can be considered a surrogate for
carcinogenic PAHs.
cBased on reported background levels for total PAHs of <1 to 13 milligrams per kilogram in soil
(Edwards, 1983).
dUsed oral reference dose (RfD) for pyrene. This chemical can be considered a surrogate for
many noncarcinogenic PAHs.
*ATSDR (1993b); Adriano (1986); Clarke et al. (1985); Connor et al. (1957); Davis and Bennett
(1983); Dragun (1988);
Frank et al. (1976); McGovern (1988); Schacklette and Boerngen (1984)
**There is evidence that in the past, sediments were dredged from Onondaga Lake and placed in
the park area. Comparison values for cancer risk are determined for a 70 kilogram adult who
ingests 50 mg of soil per day, 2 days per week for 3 months per year; comparison values for
noncancer risk are determined for a 21 kilogram child who ingests 100 mg of soil per day, 5 days
per week for 6 months per year.
***EPA CPF = EPA Cancer Potency Factor
NYS CPF = NYS Cancer Potency Factor
EPA RfD = EPA Reference Dose
NYS RfG = NYS Reference Guideline
EPA HEAST = EPA Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables
ATSDR MRL = ATSDR Minimal Risk Level
-- Indicates "not applicable"
+Contaminant selected for further evaluation
Onondaga Lake Site, Onondaga County, New York
Public Health Assessment Comparison Values
for Contaminants Found in Fish
[All values in milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg)]
Contaminant | Comparison Values | |||
Cancer* | Basis** | Noncancer* | Basis** | |
benzene | 0.1 | EPA CPF | 1.5 | NYS RfG |
bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 0.2 | EPA CPF | 44 | EPA RfD |
cadmium | -- | -- | 1.5 | NYS RfG |
DDT | 0.0006 | NYS CPF | 1.1 | EPA RfD |
1,4-dichlorobenzene | 0.1 | EPA HEAST | 197 | EPA RfD |
hexachlorobenzene | 0.001 | NYS CPF | 1.8 | EPA RfD |
lead | -- | -- | -- | -- |
mercury+ | -- | -- | 0.01 | ATSDR MRL*** |
-- | -- | 0.7 | EPA RfD | |
monochlorobenzene | -- | -- | 44 | EPA RfD |
PCBs+ | 0.0003 | EPA CPF | 0.04 | ATSDR MRL |
1-phenyl-1-(4-methylphenyl)ethane | -- | -- | -- | -- |
1-phenyl-1-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)ethane | -- | -- | -- | -- |
*Comparison values are determined for a 70 kilogram adult who eats 32 grams
of fish per day, except for acute exposures.
**EPA RfD = EPA Reference Dose
EPA CPF = EPA Cancer Potency Factor
EPA HEAST = EPA Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables
NYS RfG = NYS Reference Guideline
NYS CPF = NYS Cancer Potency Factor
ATSDR MRL = ATSDR Minimal Risk Level
***ATSDR MRL for acute (short-term) exposures based on one 224 gram meal.
-- Indicates "not applicable"
+Contaminant selected for further evaluation
Summary of Annual Contaminant Air Emissions and Releases for the Year 1992 from
Facilities Near the Onondaga Lake Site as Reported in the US EPA Toxic Chemical Release
Inventory (TRI) Database, Onondaga County, New York.
Facility Name | Approx. Distance From Site+ | Chemical Name | Contaminant Emissions (lbs/yr) | ||
Stack/ Point Source |
Fugitive/ Non-Point |
Total (#) Maximum | |||
Syracuse Heat Treating Corp. | 1.5 | Ammonia | 500-999 | 11-499 | 1,498 |
General Chemical Corp. (929 ft.) | 0.18 | Ammonia | None | 96 | 96 |
Caldwell & Ward Brass Company | 2.0 | Copper | None | 589 | 589 |
Chemtech Industries | 0.83 | Sulfuric acid | 11-499 | 10 | 509 |
Marcellus Casket Co. | 1.16 | Xylene | None | 31,109 | 31,109 |
Pass & Seymour | 1.16 | Xylene | None | 2,516 | 2,516 |
Church & Dwight Company, Inc. | 0.33 (1742 ft.) |
Ammonia | 29,000 | 1,000 | 30,000 |
Glycol ethers | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
Sulfuric acid | None | 4 | 4 | ||
Strathmore Products,Inc. (Plant #2) | 1.0 | Acetone | 11-499 | 1,085 | 1,579 |
1,1,1-Trichloroethane | None | 2,009 | 2,009 | ||
Glycol ethers | 1-10 | 134 | 144 | ||
Methyl ethyl ketone | 11-499 | 1,440 | 1,939 | ||
Ethylbenzene | 11-499 | 263 | 762 | ||
Methyl isobutyl ketone | 11-499 | 1,066 | 1,565 | ||
Xylene | 11-499 | 2,964 | 3,463 | ||
Toluene | 11-499 | 4,505 | 5,004 | ||
Boorum & Pease, Inc. | 1.16 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 13,900 | None | 13,900 |
Syracuse China Corp. | 2.65 | Lead | 500-999 | 11-499 | 1,498 |
Meloon Foundries, Inc. | 1.83 | Copper | None | 1,400 | 1,400 |
Anoplate Corp. | 0.33 (1,742 ft.) |
Hydrochloric acid | 11-499 | 11-499 | 998 |
Sulfuric acid | None | 11-499 | 499 | ||
Nitric acid | 11-499 | 1-10 | 509 | ||
1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 19,910 | 1-10 | 19,920 | ||
Crouse-Hinds Co. (Wolf Street Plant) |
1.16 | Methylene chloride | 13,000 | 700 | 13,700 |
Styrene | 38 | None | 38 | ||
Toluene | 13,000 | None | 13,000 | ||
Hydrochloric acid | 1,200 | None | 1,200 | ||
B.G. Sulzle, Inc. | 2.16 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | None | 19,300 | 19,300 |
Trichloroethene | 66,500 | 3,500 | 70,000 | ||
Martin Marietta-General Electric Co. | 1.16 | Acetone | 4,200 | 6,300 | 10,500 |
Syrtek, Inc. (formerly Pico Products, Inc.) |
0.83 | Ammonia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Deluxe Check Printers | 2.33 | 1,1,1-Trichloro- ethane |
726 | 20,794 | 21,520 |
Crucible Inc. (Specialty Metals Division) | 0.09 (470 ft.) |
Manganese (total) | 374 | 374 | 748 |
Nickel | 158 | 158 | 316 | ||
Chromium | 643 | 622 | 1,265 | ||
Cobalt (total) | 28 | 24 | 52 | ||
Copper | 71 | 71 | 142 | ||
Hydrochloric acid | None | 11,800 | 11,800 | ||
Nitric acid | None | 4,800 | 4,800 |
Adapted from: Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI), Calendar Year 1992.
Note: All emissions data reported in pounds/year (lbs/yr).
- Indicates no emissions/release data reported.
# Indicates estimated worst case emissions based on reported data.
+ Distance is in miles; in some cases, the distance in feet is also provided in parentheses.
Refer to Figure 4 (Appendix A) for facility locations.
Summary of Annual Contaminant Releases for the Year 1992 to Surface Water or Publicly
Owned Treatment Works (POTW) from Facilities Near the Onondaga Lake Site as
Reported in the US EPA Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI) Database, Onondaga
County, New York.
Facility Name | Approx. Distance From Site+ |
Chemical Name | Contaminant Discharges (lbs/yr) to: | |
Surface Water | POTW* | |||
CrucibleInc. (Specialty Metals Division) |
0.09 (469.9 ft.) |
Manganese | 128 | |
Nickel | 251 | |||
Chromium | 194 | |||
Cobalt | 74 | |||
Copper | 33 | |||
General Chemical Corp. | 0.18 (929.3 ft.) |
Ammonia | 562 | |
Syracuse China Corporation | 2.65 | Lead | 11 | 1 |
Benbow Chemical Packaging, Inc. | 0.98 | Phosphoric acid | 1-10 | |
H.P. Hood, Inc. | 2.84 | Phosphoric acid | 14,033 | |
Syrtek,Inc. (formerly Pico Products, Inc.) |
0.83 | Ammonia | 2 | |
Co. (Wolf St. Plant) |
1.16 | Zinc Compounds | 1,300 | |
Church & Dwight Company, Inc. | 0.33 (1,742 feet) |
Glycol Ethers | 700 | |
Ammonia | 2,000 | 300,000 |
Adapted from: Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI), Calendar Year 1992. APPENDIX C
Note: All emissions data reported in pounds/year (lbs/yr).
+Distance is in miles; in some cases, the distance in feet is also provided in parentheses.
*POTW - Publicly owned treatment works.
Refer to Figure 4 (Appendix A) for facility locations.
Blank space indicates "not applicable".
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Attn: Chief, Program Evaluation, Records, and Information Services
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To evaluate the potential health risks from contaminants of concern associated with the Onondaga Lake site, the New York State Department of Health assessed the risks for cancer and noncancer health effects.
Increased cancer risks were estimated by using site-specific information on exposure levels for the contaminant of concern and interpreting them using cancer potency estimates derived for that contaminant by the US EPA or, in some cases, by the NYS DOH. The following qualitative ranking of cancer risk estimates, developed by the NYS DOH, was then used to rank the risk from very low to very high. For example, if the qualitative descriptor was "low", then the excess lifetime cancer risk from that exposure is in the range of greater than one per million to less than one per ten thousand. Other qualitative descriptors are listed below:
Excess Lifetime Cancer Risk
Risk Ratio | Qualitative Descriptor |
equal to or less than one per million | very low |
greater than one per million to less than one per ten thousand | low |
one per ten thousand to less than one per thousand | moderate |
one per thousand to less than one per ten thousand | high |
equal to or greater than one per ten thousand | very high |
An estimated increased excess lifetime cancer risk is not a specific estimate of expected cancers. Rather, it is a plausible upper bound estimate of the probability that a person may develop cancer sometime in his or her lifetime following exposure to that contaminant (i.e., there is only about a 5 percent chance that the risk of a response is greater than the estimated value).
There is insufficient knowledge of cancer mechanisms to decide if there exists a level of exposure to a cancer-causing agent below which there is no risk of getting cancer, namely, a threshold level. Therefore, every exposure, no matter how low, to a cancer-causing compound is assumed to be associated with some increased risk. As the dose of a carcinogen decreases, the chance of developing cancer decreases, but each exposure is accompanied by some increased risk.
There is no general consensus within the scientific or regulatory communities on what level of estimated excess cancer risk is acceptable. Some have recommended the use of the relatively conservative excess lifetime cancer risk level of one in one million because of the uncertainties in our scientific knowledge about the mechanism of cancer. Others feel that risks that are lower or higher may be acceptable, depending on scientific, economic and social factors. An increased lifetime cancer risk of one in one million or less is generally considered an insignificant increase in cancer risk.
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This summary was prepared to respond to the public's comments and questions on the Onondaga Lake draft Public Health Assessment (PHA). The public was invited to review this document during the public comment period which ran from December 29, 1994 to February 24, 1995. Some of the comments with similar concerns have been grouped together. If you have any questions about this summary, contact the Health Liaison Program, toll-free at 1-800-458-1158, extension 402.
- COMMENT: A few facilities and firms were inaccurately named in the text (e.g. AlliedSignal
Inc., not Allied Chemical).
RESPONSE: The text has been corrected. - COMMENT: The size of the Onondaga Lake shoreline wastebeds referred to in Appendix A
occupies 716.3 acres, not 1,360 acres as stated in the document.
RESPONSE: A new Figure 3 has been included which identifies in more detail all of the wastebeds surrounding the lake. The estimate of 1,360 acres was based on adding up the acreage in the Blasland, Bouck and Lee report (1989) for wastebeds labeled A through M and 1 through 8. - COMMENT: Most of the benzene levels near the "tar beds" are likely to be due to vehicular
exhaust from Route 690 traffic.
RESPONSE: The reported benzene levels at the tar beds are higher than at other nearby sites (e.g. Sawyer to Miller, Air monitoring data summary/AlliedSignal)
Semet Tar Beds, Solvay, NY, November 4, 1992; Mo to Boyce, Semet-Solvay TAGA Survey Data Summary, June 20, 1990) and a 1989 sample of the tar bed wastes contained benzene. Thus the tar beds are one likely source of the benzene. The data are inadequate to evaluate relative contributions from nearby sites. - COMMENT: A former division of AlliedSignal that refined coke light oil via fractional
distillation placed residue tars in the tar beds; no chlorinated compounds were involved in the
process or deposited in the beds. The sludge from refining light oil which was placed in the beds
contained benzene, toluene, xylene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). AlliedSignal
has signed an Administrative Consent Order agreeing to a temporary cover over beds 3 and 4 as
an interim measure.
RESPONSE: The text has been modified to reflect these comments. - COMMENT: An Interim Remedial Measure consisting of product recovery for a solvent
containing a mixture of chlorobenzene and dichlorobenzene has been initiated by AlliedSignal
Inc.; they are not collecting and treating groundwater in this project as stated in the report.
RESPONSE: The text has been modified to reflect this comment. - COMMENT: It is not made clear in the draft report what criteria the State Health Department
uses in making the determination that a particular site is a "public health hazard," or what the
consequences or implications of such a classification are.
RESPONSE: ATSDR's criteria for determining that a site is a public health hazard have been added in Appendix E, and are referenced in the Conclusions section. - COMMENT: The draft report proposes to declare Onondaga Lake a "public health hazard"
and raises issues about exposure to a number of potential health hazards in a manner that is likely
to be alarming to the general public, but for which there is no apparent supporting
RESPONSE: The meaning of public health hazard has been clarified in the document (see response 6). - COMMENT: The draft report provides no new information documenting human exposure to
health hazards in or around the lake. Nor does the draft report provide the basis for taking
actions beyond those already in place to prevent or reduce people's exposure to hazardous
RESPONSE: It is true that no new information documenting human exposure to health hazards was identified; however, data necessary to completely evaluate the site and health risks were identified, as well as the consideration of controls to reduce the amount of mercury and fecal contamination entering the lake. - COMMENT: The final report should make clear what the State views as actual health risks
associated with the site. Based on our reading of the draft, the actual health risks are limited to
consumption of fish and exposure to bacteria from water contact following storm events.
RESPONSE: We agree that ingestion of fish and exposure to bacteria from water contact following storm events are known health risks associated with Onondaga Lake. Other health risks that could be present, but are not known with certainty due to limited sample data, include those listed under "Potential Exposure Pathways". - COMMENT: The potential placement of hazardous dredge spoils in public parkland should
be better described to minimize public misperception. The only dredged material the County is
aware of being placed in County parkland is the placement of dredge spoils from the Ninemile
Creek delta in 1968. The County is unaware of dredged spoils being put any place else along the
shoreline and that should be reflected in the Potential Exposure Pathways section regarding
possible shoreline contamination. What are the specific findings that show the lake shore is a
health hazard? In the absence of specific information about shore-line contamination, hazards
related to use should be omitted from the PHA.
RESPONSE: The Potential Exposure Pathways section has been modified to emphasize that the dredge spoils being discussed along the shoreline north of Ninemile Creek is the only documented case of placement of dredge material. Please note that the shoreline has been identified as a potential exposure pathway because not enough information is available to establish whether or not it represents a completed exposure pathway. The PHA does not state that the shoreline is a public health hazard, but emphasizes that since there are data gaps, more information is needed. - COMMENT: Although it would be prudent to characterize the contamination, if any, in the
dredge spoils placed north of Ninemile Creek, this area has always been intended for low
intensity use.
RESPONSE: We agree that the dredge spoils should be characterized to determine to what extent, if any, contaminants are present. Recommendation #3 has been revised to state that the potential for accessibility to this area should also be evaluated. - COMMENT: In the draft report, mercury contamination of the lake seems disproportionately
attributed to Ninemile Creek and the Onondaga County Metropolitan Syracuse Wastewater
Treatment (Metro) Plant. To our knowledge, there is no documentation that mercury discharges
from Metro differ from those attributed to other wastewater facilities of similar size and nature,
or that this discharge represents a significant source to the lake relative to the tons of mercury in
the sediments due to previous discharges from the chloralkali plant and continued discharges
from adjacent wastebeds. The report does not provide information on the amount of mercury
attributed to Metro, or its percent contribution relative to other inputs.
RESPONSE: The percentage of mercury input to the lake from Ninemile Creek and Metro has been added to the PHA (see "Off-Site Contamination"). Approximately 48% of the mercury entering the lake is from Ninemile Creek, and approximately 25% is attributed to the Metro plant. The purpose of this PHA is to identify sources of contamination and complete or potential exposure pathways. Whether or not the mercury discharges from Metro differ from other wastewater facilities may be important in making future risk management decisions. We are unaware of mercury entering the lake from the wastebeds. The lake sediments are contaminated with mercury. The role of mercury in the sediments versus the mercury in water entering the lake in contributing to high mercury levels in fish is unclear. - COMMENT: The intensity of natural resource uses (e.g. waterfowl hunting, fishing and
swimming) is quite low, and this should be specifically stated so as not to overestimate the size
of the user group thought to be at risk.
RESPONSE: The text has been modified to reflect this comment. - COMMENT: The soft and unstable inshore bottom created by past industrial waste
discharges also presents a physical hazard, particularly if swimming was to become a future lake
RESPONSE: The text has been modified to reflect this comment. - COMMENT: In Conclusion 2, although implied, it should be stated that there is no health
hazard associated with the use of Onondaga Lake County Park. The sources or believed sources
of PAHs and mercury should be stated as they are in Conclusion 4.
RESPONSE: Based on the levels of mercury and PAHs in current sediments and the potential for exposure, there is no health hazard associated with the use of Onondaga Lake County Park. However, we have no data on contaminant levels along most of the shore, including in dredged sediments used as fill, and are recommending further investigation. The source of mercury in the sediments has been added to Conclusion #2; we do not know the source of PAHs. - COMMENT: With regard to the overall recommendations for additional contaminant
investigations, how will such work be undertaken and how would it be financed?
RESPONSE: Procedures involved in deciding how the work would be undertaken and financed are the responsibility of the lead environmental agency (in consultation with health agencies and others). Financing is generally the responsibility of the potentially responsible parties or in their absence, federal or state superfund monies. - COMMENT: While waterfowl and additional fish sampling is warranted, there is a virtual
absence of contamination data for small mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the immediate
Onondaga Lake area. Such analyses would be useful.
RESPONSE: Analysis of small mammals, reptiles and amphibians is not recommended at this time since they are an unlikely exposure pathway for humans. However, a recommendation has been added to examine this potential exposure pathway (Recommendation #1). Please note that there is an advisory in New York State regarding ingestion of snapping turtles due to the potential for them to contain PCBs (refer to Fish Advisory, Appendix C). Whether or not snapping turles from Onondaga Lake are eaten is unknown. - COMMENT: Contaminant analysis of migratory or highly mobile animal species is of
limited use. Additional animal species sampling should focus on the less migratory inhabitants
of the Onondaga Lake system.
RESPONSE: Since waterfowl hunting is reported to occur and these animals may be eaten, they represent a potential exposure pathway. Some evidence has shown that contaminants could be present in waterfowl after they live in a contaminated area, even if the length of time spent in the area was only a few months. Furthermore, some species of waterfowl will live in an area year-round, especially if open water is available to them. Therefore, the recommendation to conduct additional investigations to evaluate this potential exposure pathway was made. - COMMENT: A systematic monitoring program for contaminants and species of interest
should be developed and implemented to track changes in contaminant concentrations over time.
RESPONSE: We agree that a systematic monitoring program should be developed and address this by recommending additional investigations (see Recommendation #1). - COMMENT: The PHA appears to be a literature search that adds very little to the existing
knowledge and it provides no analysis or evaluation of the real and potential health issues that it
RESPONSE: The PHA is an analysis of the public health implications posed by the site. It is an evaluation of relevant environmental data, health outcome data, and community concerns associated with a site where hazardous chemicals have been released. The health assessment identifies populations living or working near hazardous waste sites for which more extensive public health actions or studies are needed. An analysis or evaluation of the real or potential health issues identified in the PHA are described in the Public Health Implications section. - COMMENT: The authors or editors of the NYS DOH, DEC and DOL publications should be
RESPONSE: Since most agency (e.g., NYS DEC, NYS DOH, NYS DOL) documents are compiled by a number of staff, the names of those who worked on a document are rarely identified or provided to us. If information on the author(s) of a specific document is desired, the appropriate agency may be able to identify the authors.


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Monday, March 02, 2009
Costly Perak Fiasco
A report here shows that the situation is cronic in Perak:
"The Perak state secretary's office has issued a directive to lock the gates tomorrow to the building where the state legislature is located ahead of an emergency sitting of the state assembly called by Speaker V Sivakumar.
The directive appears to suggest civil service and executive interference in the legislature in what some lawyers say is a clear violation of the constitution and the doctrine of separation of powers.
The Perak police chief also issued a statement this afternoon in which he said the emergency sitting is "invalid" and advised members of the public not to gather at the state assembly.
These various directives appear to suggest the state Barisan Nasional (BN) government is trying to stretch to the limits its advantage of incumbency to prevent a vote in the assembly tomorrow, which it may lose."
In a clear separation of power, it is illegal and illogical for both the state secretariat and the police to make such arbitrary announcement. The police does not have a legitimate reason to be involved in the situation in Perak. The Perak police chief must retract his statement and withdraw his force from the state assembly immediately. Else, an action must be taken against the police chief in accordance to the law.
The powers of the assembly speaker are clear and clarified in the constitution. It is not for Zambry, UMNO, the police or the state secretary to decide if his decision is illegal or not.
The action taken by the executive, the police and the state secretariat is illegal and undemocratic. Any parties failing to respect our democratic process is an act of contempt and must be severely punished.
Once again, the police has proven to be a political tool of the ruling regime. Malaysians must act sternly against politicians who think they are above the law.
Zambry should stop and retract his threat immediately. He said, "If anyone is involved in tomorrow's assembly, the state government would not compromise with anyone or any group which threatens national security, particularly in Perak."
He should heed his boss Najib's advice that the legality and legitimacy of the state government has yet to be decided. Hence, his state government is NOT legal at the moment. Stop using state power to threaten the public.
The silence of other BN component parties on this serious breach of the democracy system speaks volume of their pledge to change and reinvent themselves.
17 comments:
- People said...
Enough is enough!
The whole nations have reach the limit on what have BN govt done so far!
All the BN components parties are in MUTE mode!
The nations will definately voice out our grivances thru the Ballot Box on the coming GE! - 8:44 PM
Sounds like a threat to declare emergency to me!
Stock up your food... - 9:00 PM
The BN has reached a stage where it does not give a damn to the people's feeling and democracy. UMNO only abides by its laws of the jungle. It is time for PEOPLES POWER where 1 million people take to the streets to Putrajaya to force the Najis and all UMNO/BN leaders, including mamak mahathir take a one way plane trip to their political exile in Zimbabwe
kenapa mca mic dll diam macam ubi
What happen to tee kit and samyvelu ....are they in it to. what happen to rebranding and change this two jokers are talking about. Are they saving thier own thick skin.All the rakyat outthere ,,, get your maggi mee and sardin for long hibernation.
Come to Johor, bastion of the MCA. See for yourself how little the MCA leadership seem to understand what is going on around them. What Najib did in Perak just killed the last bastion of MCA in Malaysia. The next GE will be UMNO vs The Rest Of Malaysia.
Bloody Zambry and BN - UMNO and MCA. Enough is enough. You all making the people very mad.
You are all irresponsible. The country is being blown up by the economic crisis. And you are playing hardball to create additional problem. You are selling the country down the drain. - 9:53 PM
- Bentoh said...
Alright, tomorrow the home minister will sign the warrant letter to detain the 28 PR lawmakers under ISA, as they have threatened the national security...
Unless BN chooses not to hold General election at all... I can't see how BN would survive the next GE...
Maybe money~ - 10:15 PM
These are desperadoes in BN, who failed to establish their legitimacy has resorted to immoral tactics... to stay on in power. This will only be a short term gain for the BN but, a long term effect not only to UMNO but, to the whole nation.
Is is sad, the rule of law has given way to unashamed gangsters. - 10:16 PM
- Moderator said...
Ah! What could Zambry's words be hinting? Would emergency and ISA be added to the cost of BN's Perak coup? Very likely I'm afraid.
God bless Perak
where are you, OK and KOh?
spineless to speak out as the Constitution is thrown out of the window? oh, keep it up coz thats what is expected from lapdogs.
Revamp, MCA and Gerakan? go on and keep talking. As spineless and as despicable before. Lap dogs are lap dogs. - 10:40 PM
"The silence of other BN component parties on this serious breach of the democracy system speaks volume of their pledge to change and reinvent themselves."
It means MCA, Gerakan and MIC condones what UMNO is doing. How then can they reform? UMNO action is the mill stone that will bring all of them down into deep waters. - 10:43 PM
Those guys just don't seems to understand,
The more dirty tricks they pull, the Rakyat is fed up more, and reject more!
They said they listen they change, all is nonsense!
The more they trying to steal Perak, withdrawn more ppl to Pakatan! good luck! - 10:50 PM
- syauqi_x said...
hahaha...what else can i say...
they've been raping those institutions for a very long time...
only in malaysia, Montesquieu's separation of power doctrine is interpreted as, 'semuanya pun boleh ikut main!'
shame on you UMNO! - 12:02 AM
Democracy is dead!
This will be the tipping point!
The point of no return for umno!
Cilakah betul! Ptuiiiii!!! - 2:36 AM
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During a Beer pong game when a player or team does not make any of their opponents cup in a game. The player or team then has to run around naked.
Sam : "Last night I got killed in beer pong, didn't even get one shot!"
Fred : "Wait, does that mean you got skunked?"
Sam: "Yeah, had to run around naked."
Fred : "Wait, does that mean you got skunked?"
Sam: "Yeah, had to run around naked."
by alias324
March 29, 2010
Having wild crazy ass sex and your woman farts on you while laying spread eagle or riding you on top.
<Having wild ass sex> *fart* "Your woman just Skunk'ed you"
by dyfais
September 01, 2010
To be sprayed in the face by wall hanging automatic air fresheners
Oh, I just got skunked by that air freshener !
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Social Identity and Conflict in the Autonomous Republics of Russia and Ukraine
At a recent Kennan Institute talk, Karina Korostelina, research professor, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, and former regional exchange scholar, Kennan Institute, discussed the results of survey research she has been conducting together with the European Research Center for Migration and Ethnic Relations on identity in the autonomous republics of Russia and Ukraine. The survey queried 6,522 residents of republics, including Bashkortostan, Karelia, Komi, Sakha (Yakutia), and Tatarstan in Russia, and Crimea in Ukraine. It examined the construction of social identities, common narratives outlining threats, confidence in public institutions, the presence of ideas about national minorities as fifth columns, and ethnic stereotypes.
One part of the survey examined a range of possible social identities, including Soviet, ethnic, religious, regional, and civic identities. "Soviet identity" is still important in many places, according to Korostelina, especially among older people. Ethnic identity varies in importance among the regions. In the autonomous republics, regional identity is more salient and national identity is less salient than in Russia itself, she noted. The survey also compared concepts of identity between Russia and Ukraine. Ethnic, religious, and Soviet identities are more salient in Russia than in Ukraine, whereas regional identity is more important in Ukraine, Korostelina observed.
The perception of economic threats to the population is high, especially in regions with weak economies, Korostelina stated. Combining economic uncertainty with perceptions about ethnic bias in the job market creates instability and potential for conflict, she said. The level of confidence in public institutions, such as regional governments, is generally low across all regions, with trust in national government institutions higher overall in Russia than in Ukraine, she observed.
In terms of ethnic stereotypes, Korostelina found that Russians had the most negative perceptions about Ukrainians and Bashkirs, and had positive perceptions of Karels, Komi, and Yakuts, perceiving them as "smart" and "honest." Yakuts see Russians the most positively, while Tatars have the lowest opinions of Russians, she continued.
Korostelina's study also assessed the potential for conflicts in each of these republics, measuring intolerance, feelings of social distance and distrust between ethnic groups, ethnocentricity, ethnic mobilization, and the desire for independence for the autonomous republics. According to the survey, intolerance was highest in Crimea and lowest in Sakha. Distrust of other ethnic groups was highest in Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, and Komi, she noted, while ethnocentricity was highest in Bashkortostan and Komi, and lowest in Sakha. Ethnic mobilization was high in Sakha and Crimea.
All of these factors can lead to tension between ethnic groups, Korostelina said. The early warning model, built on the basis of the survey, showed the potential for conflict based on these factors, and found that it was highest in Bashkortostan and Crimea, and to a lesser extent in Tatarstan. Conflict was unlikely in Sakha, Karelia, and Komi, according to Korostelina, although there were still certain indicators that suggested potential problems, including moderate support for independence in these republics.
Karina Valentinovna Korostelina // Former Regional Exchange Scholar, Kennan InstituteAssociate Professor and Director, Program on History, Memory, and Conflict, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University


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By STEPHEN HAWKINS, AP Sports Writer May 1, 2004 IRVING, Texas (AP) -- When Drew Henson started really thinking about what would make him happy, he realized late last summer that it wasn't fielding grounders and struggling to hit curveballs. He was pursuing the wrong sport. ``As much as I was trying to get to New York and get to the big leagues, I said to myself, `Is this going to make me happy for the next 10 or 12 years?','' Henson said Saturday, the second day of the Dallas Cowboys' rookie minicamp. ``At the same time, the more I thought about football, the more I missed it and thought that as I moved forward with my career, I'm better suited to be a quarterback.'' Henson is finally back on the football field after three mediocre seasons as a minor leaguer in the Yankees' organization, including a .234 batting average with 122 strikeouts and 28 errors at third base in Triple-A last season. There aren't any defenders rushing him when he throws yet, and he's not even in pads, but Henson is happy to be playing football again. His last game was New Year's Day 2001 in the Citrus Bowl with Michigan. ``It's just nice to get back and put a uniform on and get in the huddle and call plays and get back to some things I feel comfortable with,'' he said. Henson started working himself back into football shape in November and gave up $12 million to leave the Yankees. The Houston Texans, who owned his rights, traded him to the Cowboys in March. The quarterback signed an eight-year contract with Dallas that guarantees him $3.5 million and can be voided after four years. Then he started learning his playbook. Coach Bill Parcells doesn't dismiss the thought of Henson playing this season, but wants to take it slow with the 24-year-old after so much time away. ``My best guess is he's probably going to need a little while. It's like most everybody else,'' Parcells said. ``I just think it's he's getting back in tune. Give him enough opportunity to get back in tune with it and see what he can do.'' Henson is getting plenty of snaps this weekend. The only other quarterback in camp is Brett Mitchell, a rookie free agent signed for a weekend tryout and to provide Henson an occasional break. Quincy Carter is the incumbent starter at quarterback, and the Cowboys insist nothing has happened to change his role -- yet. Chad Hutchinson, who struggled as a starter in 2002 after ending a four-year pro baseball career to sign with Dallas, is playing in NFL Europe. But the Cowboys love Henson's size (6-foot-4, 223 pounds) and strong arm. In three seasons at Michigan, he completed 214 of 374 passes (57 percent) for 2,945 yards and 24 touchdowns, but started just eight games, all his junior year, after playing behind Tom Brady. Henson wants to take things in order, and isn't worried about when he will be in position to compete for the Cowboys' starting job. ``That's a long ways off for me right now,'' Henson said. ``Coach Parcells has been great not trying to give me too much too early, taking things step by step, and the first was to get into the system and understand things.'' Henson is wearing No. 11, the same number worn by past Parcells-coached quarterbacks who played in Super Bowls: Phil Simms with the New York Giants and Drew Bledsoe in New England. Henson picked the jersey, which Parcells insists was just a coincidence. ``I swear I didn't even know that was his number,'' Parcells said. ``The truth of the matter is when we were on the field for a second, I thought, `Oh, they gave him No. 5,' which is the other guy (Mitchell). I didn't know, I swear.'' But both can only hope to have similar results -- one day. |
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the next time we play we play the cowpokes during the season it should be on National Television. Carr vs Henson!
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Honestly I'm not a Cowboy fan. I've never had much interest in what they were doing up there in the past and back in the day I always had much more interest in what was happening in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Cincinnati (for obvious reasons). I used to get into the Cowboy hating thing but early last season I finally said goodbye to the urge to hate on the Cowboys. It wasn't that I "warmed up" to them or suddenly decided the Jerry Jones wasn't all that bad or anything. I just reached a point where they simply weren't relevant anymore. Unless they're on the opposite sideline from the Texans it's not something I care about.
The exception to this is Henson. Because of the obvious connection he has to the Texans I'm going to be watching him a little. I actually hope he turns into a good QB (though obviously I always want to beat him every single time they line up against the Texans).
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undefinedQuite frankly, it doesn't matter what number the guy wears, if he cannot come back to play football, like when at michigan, all the comparisons can go by the side of the road. This is a different time and game in the nfl and if he cannot make the adjustments back to game speed, quincy will still have the starting job! :o
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I'm curious also in Henson's development. I just want to see if the hype about him is justified. I have a gut feeling that he will unseat Carter sooner rather then later.
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Well once every decade possibly, unless we both make it to the superbowl. That'd be cool. Henson Vs Carr in the SB, talk about the drama that will bring hehe.
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Being an Oilers fan when they were around never liked Cowboys either but for first time ever respect what is going on there. I think even more interesting if Henson makes it is who they will bring in to guide him (veteran) and be ready to replace Carter - Collins, Warner?
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Gardenshare is a student-run garden at UMass Amherst that was founded in 2001. This acre of land provides space for students to engage in experiential learning where they can use what they are learning in classes to further their education. We grow fruits, vegetables, and flowers through perennial crop production and follow Permaculture techniques. We are dedicated to spreading knowledge about sustainable food production and cultivating a strong community of people who enjoy eating, growing, and sharing food. Gardenshare is a Registered Student Organization (RSO) and also a one-credit practicum. Please come visit us!
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The Burmese rammy nose is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1).
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Jiří Třanovský (Polish: Jerzy Trzanowski, Slovak: Juraj Tranovský, Latin: Georgius Tranoscius) (9 April 1592, Teschen, Silesia – 29 May 1637, Liptovský Sv. Mikuláš, Upper Hungary), was a hymnwriter from the Cieszyn Silesia. He was sometimes called the father of Slovak hymnody and the "Luther of the Slavs." His name is sometimes anglicized to George.
Třanovský was born in Teschen, and studied at Guben and Kolberg. In 1607, he was admitted to the University of Wittenberg where Martin Luther had taught less than a century earlier. He traveled in Bohemia and Silesia in 1612 and became a teacher at St. Nicholas Gymnasium in Prague. Later, he became rector of a school in Holešov, Moravia. In 1616 he was ordained a priest in Meziříčí and served as a pastor for four years. The persecution of Lutherans in Bohemia under Ferdinand II forced him into exile. After an imprisonment in 1623 and the death of two children from plague the following year, Třanovský received a call to be pastor to a church in Bielitz, Teschen Silesia. He also became personal chaplain to Count Kasper Illehazy in 1627.
Třanovský was a lover of poetry and hymns. He issued several collections of hymns, the first being the Latin Odarum Sacrarum sive Hymnorum Libri III in 1629, but his most important and most famous work was Cithara Sanctorum (Lyre of the Saints), written in Czech, which appeared in 1636 in Levoča. This latter volume has formed the basis of Czech and Slovak Lutheran hymnody to the present day. In addition to hymn collections, Třanovský translated the Augsburg Confession in 1620 into Czech. These two latter works together with Bible of Kralice are the pillars that supported the Slovak Reformation.
From 1631 until 1637, Třanovský was pastor at a church in Liptovský Svätý Mikuláš in present-day Slovakia. He died on 29 May of that year and was buried in an unmarked grave at his church. He was forty-six years old. Třanovský is commemorated on 29 May in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
- Daniel, David Paul, "Juraj Tranovsky: Slavic Hymnodist," Lutheran Witness, Vol. XCIX (1980), pp. 378–379
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Oil is a vital source of energy for the world and will likely remain so for many decades to come, even under the most optimistic assumptions about the growth in alternative energy sources. Most countries are significantly affected by developments in the oil market, either as producers, consumers, or both. In 2008, oil provided about 34% of the world's energy needs, and in the future, oil is expected to continue to provide a leading component of the world's energy mix.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects that oil will provide 30% of the world's energy mix in 20304. In the United States and Canada about 2/3 of oil is used for transportation. In most of the rest of the world, oil is more commonly used for space heating and power generation than for transportation5. Oil is a key product for the world's agriculture industry, which helps feed the world's population of more than six billion.
Importance of Crude Oil to Canada.
The oil industry is a major driver of Canada's economy:
- Oil and gas companies make up 20 to 30% of the value of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), and these companies account for about 5% of Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The energy sector (including electricity, coal, and other energy sources) directly accounts for about 7% of Canada's GDP.6
- In 2008, the oil and gas extraction industry spent $54 billion in capital expenditures.7
- In 2008, Canada's petroleum exports (crude oil and petroleum products, such as gasoline and liquid petroleum gases) accounted for 19% of all our exports.8 Oil exports are a key component of Canada's merchandise trade surplus with the outside world.
- Millions of Canadians are affected by the petroleum industry, either through employment or ownership in shares of companies, Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) and mutual funds. According to the TSX, the petroleum companies trading at the stock exchange were worth $357 billion9 as of December 31, 2009, with approximately half of these shares owned by Canadians.
Canada's Position in Global Oil
According to the IEA and the BP Statistical Review, Canada is the world's 6th largest oil producer (as illustrated in table 1). According to some forecasts, including those of the National Energy Board, with growing oil sands production, Canada could become the world's 4th largest oil producer as early as 2015.
Rank | Country | Million barrels per day (Mb/D) |
1 | Russia | 10.21 |
2 | United States | 8.07 |
3 | Saudi Arabia | 7.92 |
4 | Iran | 3.74 |
5 | China | 3.79 |
6 | Canada | 3.22 |
7 | Mexico | 2.97 |
Source: IEA Oil Market Report, April 13, 2010. |
Unconventional crude oil is petroleum produced or extracted using techniques other than the traditional conventional oil well methods such as vertical oil wells. In Canada, 97% of our proved oil reserves are unconventional oil sands reserves. Canada's oil sands are typically extracted using unconventional technology such as bitumen mining and in situ extraction.
Rank | Country | Reserves (Billion Barrels) | OPEC Member |
1 | Saudi Arabia* | 262.4 | Yes |
2 | Canada | 174.7 | No |
3 | Iran | 137.6 | Yes |
4 | Iraq | 115.0 | Yes |
5 | Kuwait* | 104.0 | Yes |
6 | Venezuela | 99.4 | Yes |
7 | U.A.E. | 97.8 | Yes |
* Included half of the Saudi-Kuwaiti "neutral zone" which has 5 billion barrels of proved reserves. Source: Oil and Gas Journal (December 21, 2009). |
As seen in table 2, Canada's proved oil reserves are the second largest in the world. This represents about 13% of the world's proved oil reserves. Based on current Canadian rates of production, it would take more than 150 years to extract these reserves. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) member countries collectively control 70% of the world's oil reserves, and produce about 40% of world oil production.
The amount of oil in-place (not all in-place amounts will be economically recoverable) in Canada's oil sands is estimated at 1.8 to 2.5 trillion barrels. For comparison, the 150 year cumulative total of world oil production-to-date is approximately 1 trillion barrels.
As technology improves, some of Canada's additional in-place oil sands resources will certainly become economic to produce. Even a fractional increase to the oil sands recovery rate could add large amounts of oil to Canada's proved oil reserves. New experimental oil sands recovery methods such as Toe-to-Heel-Air-Injection (THAI) could, according to project proponents, increase the oil sands recovery rates to a much higher percentage than traditional methods.
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