Algoma Steel is aggressively working to reduce particulate emissions.  In 2002 we introduced a road dust reduction program that was designed to reduce airborne particulates from roadways by implementing a rigorous paving schedule combined with the use of dust suppressants.  As of the end of 2006, over 120,000 m2 of roadway have been paved within the steelworks.    With ongoing maintenance and the use of approved dust suppressants on non-paved roadways, it is estimated that particulate release from roadways has been reduced by over 80% as a result of this initiative.

The Company has significantly reduced benzene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) emissions.  Specifically, benzene emissions have been reduced by 95% since 1993 and PAH emissions by almost 70% since 1993. 

Over the last decade Algoma Steel has invested in new technology combustion equipment and made facility changes and process improvements in an effort to reduce nitrogen dioxide (NOx) and sulphur dioxide (SOx) emissions.  The Company is currently constructing a cogeneration facility that when commissioned in January 2009 will lead to a further 15% reduction in NOx emissions from the site.