1·The mining operation includes a tan pit mine, processing equipment, and tailings ponds, where water and minerals are stored after the oil is removed.
采矿作业包括棕褐色的露天矿坑，加工设施和尾矿池，也就是分离石油后的水和矿物存储的地方。
2·Processingoperations were suspended in late January as a precaution to ensure that levelsin the plant's tailings storage facility remained below authorised limitsthroughout the wet season.
作为预防措施，加工业务于一月下旬开始暂停以确在保整个雨季，该工厂的尾矿贮存设施的水位低于允许范围。
3·Today the mining operations continue to make the river highly toxic to Marine life thanks to the leftover dissolved metals and tailings still in the river.
由于河中仍有残余溶解金属和尾矿，河水至今对于海洋生物仍继续产生着严重的毒害作用。
4·5 million tons of mining tailings entered the river every year until 1995, while the fumes from the smelter created acid rain in the area.
1995年前，每年有150万吨矿山尾矿进入河流，而冶炼厂的烟雾造成该地区的酸雨。
5·Tailings ponds contain a number of toxins that can leak into the groundwater or the Athabasca River.
尾矿池里含有的许多毒素可能会泄漏到地下水或是阿萨巴斯卡河里。