Assessment of public perception and environmental compliance at a pulp and paper facility: a Canadian case study

作者：Hoffman Emma; Bernier Meagan; Blotnicky Brenden; Golden Peter G; Janes Jeffrey; Kader Allison; Kovacs Da Costa Rachel; Pettipas Shauna; Vermeulen Sarah; Walker Tony R^*

来源：Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2015, 187(12): 766.

DOI：10.1007/s10661-015-4985-5

• Atmospheric emissions
• Community concerns
• Effluents
• Pulp and paper
• Regulatory compliance

Communities across Canada rely heavily on natural resources for their livelihoods. One such community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, has both benefited and suffered, because of its proximity to a pulp and paper mill (currently owned by Northern Pulp). Since production began in 1967, there have been increasing impacts to the local environment and human health. Environmental reports funded by the mill were reviewed and compared against provincial and federal regulatory compliance standards. Reports contrasted starkly to societal perceptions of local impacts and independent studies. Most environmental monitoring reports funded by the mill indicate some levels of compliance in atmospheric and effluent emissions, but when compliance targets were not met, there was a lack of regulatory enforcement. After decades of local pollution impacts and lack of environmental compliance, corporate social responsibility initiatives need implementing for the mill to maintain its social licence to operate.

• 出版日期2015-12