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Waste dumps in the vast Mackenzie Delta, which is rich in both wildlife and fossil fuels, are also leaking. Close to 150 "sumps," some almost as big as football fields, have been carved out of the permafrost by oil and gas companies to store drill waste that can contain high concentrations of potassium chloride salt. Many sumps from the 1970s have collapsed, or started to fail, releasing potassium chloride into the environment, says federal environmental scientist Steven Kokelj.
A new study by the NWT's foremost expert on permafrost, Steven Kokelj, who works out of the NWT Geoscience Office, shows a very noticeable increase in the presence of certain ions over the last forty years as the area becomes more and more affected by permafrost thaw.
Steve Kokelj presents his research on permafrost, officially kicking off Ledge Talks: The Knowledge Series at the Legislative Assembly Great Hall last week.
A new study by the NWT's foremost expert on permafrost, Steven Kokelj, who works out of the NWT Geoscience Office, shows a very noticeable increase in the presence of certain ions over the last forty years as the area becomes more and more affected by permafrost thaw.
Waste dumps in the vast Mackenzie Delta, which is rich in both wildlife and fossil fuels, are also leaking. Close to 150 "sumps," some almost as big as football fields, have been carved out of the permafrost by oil and gas companies to store drill waste that can contain high concentrations of potassium chloride salt. Many sumps from the 1970s have collapsed, or started to fail, releasing potassium chloride into the environment, says federal environmental scientist Steven Kokelj.
Steve Kokelj presents his research on permafrost, officially kicking off Ledge Talks: The Knowledge Series at the Legislative Assembly Great Hall last week.
