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Alberta Reclamation Practitioner Survey
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At the 2023 Alberta Chapter, Canadian Land Reclamation Association annual conference, Chris Powter, Tanya Richens, Andy Etmanski, Amanda Schoonmaker, and Dean MacKenzie participated in a panel...
Assessing Risk of Mercury Exposure and Nutritional Benefits of Consumption of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Community of Old Crow, Yukon, Canada
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The contamination of traditional foods with chemical pollutants is a challenge to the food security of Aboriginal Peoples. This resource and others can be found on the Northern Caribou Canada website...
Certification of Mineral Soil Pads in the Boreal Region – Decision Framework and Support Tools: 2023 Update
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This 2022 Update is a revision of the original Decision Framework and Support Tools report based on stakeholder feedback and a field verification trial.
Certification Of Mineral Soil Pads in The Boreal Region – Decision Framework and Support Tools: Stakeholder Review and Field Verification
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Results of a stakeholder review of the draft Certification of Mineral Soil Pads in the Boreal Region – Decision Framework and Support Tools report and a field verification trial by practitioners.
Contaminants in Two West Greenland Caribou Populations
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Two caribou populations in West Greenland were sampled and the kidneys, liver and muscle analyzed for contaminants, including aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, selenium and zinc...
Defining Best Management Practices for Conservation of Reclamation Materials in the Mineable Oil Sands Region of Alberta
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Task-group formed to define Best Management Practices (BMPs) for conservation of reclamation materials in the mineable oil sands region of Alberta; easier to define BMPs for salvage than replacement
Factors that Result in Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Development on Padded Sites in Peatlands: Pilot Study
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The pilot study validated the research questions, sampling design, measurement and data analysis methods developed for a large‐scale study, with some minor amendments.
Guide to Variance Justifications for Reclamation Certification of Wellsites and Associated Facilities: Stakeholder Review and Field Verification
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Practitioners tested the Guide to Variance Justifications on four of those sites; three had been previously approved and one had been submitted and was pending a decision.
Identification and Characterization of Abandoned Padded Wellsites Using Remote Sensing
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In 2018, the Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada (PTAC) initiated a multi-stage project on the reclamation certification process for sites that were constructed using imported mineral soil pads in...
Inuktitut Summary Report on Contaminants in the Ahiak Herd
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A two-page summary report in Inuktitut on contaminants in the Ahiak caribou herd. To view this report in English, click here. Related Herds: Ahiak This resource and others can be found on the Northern...
Inuktitut Summary Report on Contaminants in the Dolphin and Union Caribou Herd
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A two-page summary report in Inuktitut on contaminants in the Dolphin and Union caribou herd Related Herds: Dolphin and Union This resource and others can be found on the Northern Caribou Canada...
Measurements of Cesium in Arctic Beluga and Caribou Before and After the Fukushima Accident of 2011
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Concern from northern communities following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident of March 2011 has prompted a reassessment of the safety of their traditional foods with respect to radioactivity...
Mercury in Seaweed - Inuktitut
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This two-page plain language summary in Inuktitut talks about mercury in seaweed and other food eaten by caribou in the Qamanirjuaq herd. A longer, English report on this study is also available. An...
Mercury in Seaweed, Lichens and Mushrooms from the Home Range of the Qamanirjuaq Caribou
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Qamanirjuaq caribou have higher mercury concentrations than many other Arctic caribou herds. Usually, caribou get most of their mercury from lichens, but local elders described the Qamanirjuaq caribou...
Plain Language Summary: Mercury in Seaweed, Lichens and Mushrooms from the Home Range of the Qamanirjuaq Caribou
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The Qamanirjuaq caribou have higher mercury concentrations than some other caribou in the Arctic. Usually, caribou get most of the mercury they eat from lichens, but at community meetings in Kivalliq...
Preparing Variance Justifications for Reclamation Certification of Wellsites and Associated Facilities on Forested Land: 2023 Update
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In 2021, PTAC sought verification of the Guide to Preparing Variance Justifications and stakeholders were asked to apply the document to current sites in their work portfolio.
PTAC Evaluation of Reclamation Practices on Forested Upland and Peatland Well Sites
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In general, regulators expect that disturbed sites in the boreal forest will undergo complete reclamation (recontouring, soil replacement and revegetation) with the goal of returning the site to pre...
Report to the Hunters of the Ahiak Caribou – Feb 2019
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The Northern Contaminants Program monitors contaminants in Arctic Caribou in Canada. To view this report in Inuktitut, click here. Related Herds: Ahiak This resource and others can be found on the...