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George LaRoi
Mike Ostafichuk
16 undisturbed, 5-ha, permanent plots dominated by Pinus banksiana (jack pine) were established along an impingement gradient of atmospheric emissions from oil sands processing plants
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Maurice Dusseault
Hal Soderberg
The post-reclamation subsidence of cast-back overburden is of interest to mining companies and regulatory agencies. Although subsidence may be of lesser concern than the prevention of soil degradation...
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Potential for using satellite imagery to determine water quality parameters in the southwest end of Lake Athabasca and provide a mathematical model capable of simulating the circulation patterns
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Larry Turchenek
J.D. Lindsay
Recurring patterns of soils, landforms, and vegetation were delineated. The information was transferred first to 1:50,000 preliminary maps and then to eight 1:126,720 maps which accompany this report
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Larry Turchenek
J.D. Lindsay
Soil morphology, site descriptions, and physical and chemical data for 130 soil profiles from the AOSERP study area are presented.
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Provide information on the kinds, characteristics, and distribution of soils in 16 permanent sample plots, each of about 5 ha area, established during 1981
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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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D.W. Mayhood
Linda Corkum
Baseline data available on the Muskeg River hydrology, benthic invertebrates, plankton and fish are generally useful, but additional information is desireable
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D.W. Mayhood
Gerry Walder
Tom Dickson
R.B. Green
Dave Reid
R. Strushnoff
Studies intended to both monitor the effects of Alsands' muskeg drainage on aquatic habitats and terrestrial vegetation, and to form the basis of a long-term aquatic habitat monitoring program
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The present volume evaluates the 1980 monitoring program, and makes suggestions for the conduct of future monitoring studies on the Muskeg River and elsewhere in the AOSERP area
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C.R. Neill
B.J. Evans
A.W. Lipsett
Describe how water and sediment from the Athabasca River are distributed through the delta system and how they circulate and mix in Lake Athabasca and flow through to the Slave River (re contaminants)
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Summary of the meteorological data collected by the meteorological tower network in the Gregoire Lake region of northeast Alberta during the spring and summer of 1979 to monitor impact of Amoco plant
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Tom Sneddon
D. Van De Maat
This list of papers and articles from professional and learned journals was assembled to provide a point of departure for hydrogeological and geomechanical studies in the Cold Lake Oil Sands
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James Ryan
Gerald Hilchie
Members of 261 insect families were found in the study area, of which 220 were collected in this survey. Damage surveys showed great variation in the rates of insect attack on dominant plant species
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Purpose of this project was to document existing hydrogeological data, identify areas of concern and to outline a plan for monitoring changes in groundwater flow or quality.
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The amounts of sulphate and nitrate deposited in the snow within 25 km of the oil sands plants have increased by 88 and 27% respectively, since the previous study in 1978
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Peter Nix
D.W.S. Westlake
R.T. Coutts
F.M. Pasutto
Incubation of samples taken along a transect of the river just downstream from the oil sands plants showed higher rates of microbial degradation on the west bank where effluents and drainage would be
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Mark Akena
Lynne Christian
Studies of the water quality of the Athabasca Oil Sands area streams, rivers, and lakes have been conducted by numerous organizations and government agencies since the 1950’s
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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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Total numbers of moose observed and likely the total moose population, declined 40% (43 to 26) between Feb 1976 and Feb 1977. A disproportionately higher number of moose were present in aspen sites