PORT TOWNSEND PAPER MILL: It is said that the Port Townsend Paper Mill Puts 1000 lbs of Ammonia into the Air every day, is this really acceptable to you, Port Townsend Residents breathing this air?

Do you really know what this is doing to your body, your lungs, your children's lungs? If you don't then maybe you should research the issues yourself and find the FACTS, impartially and truly independent. This is your life, don't simply take the word of county and state officials who may be looking the other way for reasons you can't see.

You don't have to trust me, nor anyone, really. All you have to do, is do the research yourself, find the TRUTH yourself and then decide if it's worth it? Or if there are laws being broken to feed a greedy Illinois Corporation, Amcol International.

"Even short-term exposure to low levels of pollutants can damage lungs"
http://www.nrdc.org/health/kids/ocar/chap4.asp

"Air pollution effects are many, and they may be truly damaging"
http://www.tropical-rainforest-animals.com/air-pollution-effects.html

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Pollution & Health

Pulp pollution is a serious problem. Pulp and paper mills pollute our water, air, and soil. The pulp and paper industry is one of the largest and most polluting industries in the world; it is the third most polluting industry in North America.

There are about 500 kraft mills (including about 45 in Canada and 100 in the US), and many thousands of other types of pulp and paper mills, in the world. Primary concerns include the use of chlorine-based bleaches and resultant toxic emissions to air, water, and soil. With global annual growth forecast at 2.5%, the industry, and its negative impacts, could double every 28 years.

People need paper products and we need sustainable, environmentally safe production.

Examples of the Impact of Pulp and Paper Mills on the Environment

The pulp and paper industry is the largest single commercial user of water in Canada. In 1989, the total mill effluent discharged from Canadian bleached pulp mills averaged 137 cubic metres per tonne or 104,000 m3/day (ranging from 25,300 to 311,100 m3/day) which is roughly equal to the flow of the St. Lawrence River at Cornwall, Ontario or to that of the Columbia River in British Columbia. Total mill effluent volumes depend on the grade and amount of pulp being produced."

Source

http://www.rfu.org/cacw/pollution.html

Yes the Port Townsend Mill is non-bleach, however, are they really doing all they can to reduce or eliminate poisons, toxins going into the water and air.

"Pulp and paper mills use a variety of chemical substances potentially hazardous to .... and alkaline oxides such as sodium, magnesium, ammonium or calcium."

"Cancer risk associated with pulp and paper mills: a review.."

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/cdic-mcbc/29-2-supp/ar_02-eng.php

Children's Health and the Environment

http://www.who.int/ceh/capacity/Outdoor_air_pollution.pdf

Air Pollution, Sources and Characteristics

http://www.rrcap.ait.asia/male/manual/national/02chapter2.pdf

List of Regulated Pollutants

http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/docs/cp-listofregpermits.pdf

Environmental Pollution and its Impact - Paper Mills

Unchecked emissions 1.3 Deaths a year.

http://www.biotecharticles.com/Environmental-Biotechnology-Article/Environmental-Pollution-and-its-Impact-Today-2491.html