Rapidly growing oil industry causing health concerns in southeast Sask. – CBC
Apr 22, 2015
‘They are just pillaging,’ says Oxbow resident
It’s not just people living near wells who are concerned about the growing sour gas problem in southeast Saskatchewan.
CBC’s iTeam has reported that a growing number of wells are producing and leaking deadly levels of the toxic substance, which is also known as hydrogen sulfide (H2S).
The provincial government has confirmed that in one case, several calves appear to have been killed by the toxic gas. In addition, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is investigating the death of a Wawota man who was poisoned by sour gas almost a year ago.
