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Syncrude's Base Mine Lake (BML) is the first, and currently the only full-scale commercial demonstration of the end pit lake technology in the oil sands industry. An oil sands end pit lake (EPL) is an...
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Syncrude first began investigating the Water-Capped Tailings Technology (WCTT) in the early 1980’s through the establishment of a research program founded on progressive scaled-up testing of water...
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Objective of is to provide a comprehensive listing of reports relating to the socio-economic and environmental aspects of the development of the Athabasca oil sands; contains about 1900 references
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Report proposes a criteria and indicator (C&I) framework and recommendations for development of reclamation certification criteria for oil sands mines
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Mounding is a highly versatile technique for addressing site conditions that may limit forest recovery on a wide range of reclamation sites. The technique is particularly useful on wet and cool sites...
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Reclaiming industrial sites in Alberta's boreal forest is not always a straightforward process. The footprints left by infrastructure and equipment are often characterized by compacted mineral soils...
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Seismic lines are an essential operation in the exploration for natural resources, providing more efficient and safe travel through a variety of topography with predictable costs associated. However...
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Natasa Popovic
Richard Petrone
Adam Green
Myroslava Khomik
Jonathan Price
AOSR pre-disturbance landscape consists of a mosaic of upland-peatland complexes, dominated by fens, which have become the focus of recent mandatory reclamation efforts. Quantifiable metrics for...
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Jeffrey Green
Timothy Egmond
Caroline Wylie
Ian Jones
Len Knapik
Lawrence Paterson
Important considerations in reclamation planning and methods for reclamation are described for: agriculture, forestry, wildlife habitat, fish habitat, recreation, and residential/industrial use
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Guide to answer: • Why has there been a shift in how we manage woody materials? • How can woody materials be managed effectively on sites? • What do effective woody material applications look like?
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Harold Etter
George Lesko
Reclamation planning for tar sands mining and extraction operation differs greatly from that used in Alberta foothills and plains coal mines. One of the main differences is that the bulk of the...
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Summarize surveys and some research of a distinctly applied nature and to describe the manner in which AOSERP was carried out. Extensive research will be required to develop a predictive capability
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Stuart Smith
A.S. Mann
Bob Hursey
Reid Seidner
B. Kasinska-Banas
Interim Report summarizes AOSERP research from April 1975 to November 1978. The investigations referred to herein involved over 100 researchers from government agencies, universities, and consultants
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Amanda Schoonmaker
Jean-Marie Sobze
Erin Fraser
Eckehart Marenholtz
Ann Smreciu
Chris Powter
Marshall Mckenzie
The purpose of this document is to review traditional and alternative systems of seed and nursery stock treatment and delivery for use in oil sands reclamation. Treatment systems are considered those...
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Lawrence Bliss
James Mayo
This project, via field and laboratory tests, was designed to determine the limits to growth of native and non-native graminoid and woody species under moisture and nutrient stress conditions.
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Leila Taheriazad
Carlos Portillo-Quintero
Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa
This report presents a comprehensive review of industrial applications of an emerging environmental monitoring technology called Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) and a WSN installed at Coal Valley Mine
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13 recommendations related to tailings, reclamation, data access, regional plan, economics, research coordination, groundwater and the Athabasca River
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Understanding how birds respond to landscape disturbance is key to effective restoration. Two studies used non-invasive microphone arrays to determine the exact locations of singing individuals in the...
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Mounding is a common restoration technique designed to improve microsite conditions for planted seedlings in wetlands. There are a variety of strategies for constructing mounds, though, and how mounds...
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Alberta Environment and Water
The document was developed with the intention of providing leading practices that will help operators optimize the use of available reclamation materials on a site-specific basis. EPEA approvals state...