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Syncrude's Reclamation Research Program
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The objective of Syncrude's land reclamation research program is to identify and develop cost-effective land reclamation strategies and techniques to achieve acceptable reclamation for all...
2019 Base Mine Lake Monitoring and Research Summary Report: Results from 2013-2018
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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...
2021 Pit Lake Monitoring and Research Report
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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...
A Census of Moose on Syncrude’s Leases 17 and 22 During Early February 1977
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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
A Guide To Mosses And Liverworts Of Alberta Peatlands
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The guide identifies 60 species of mosses and liverworts that comprise the flora of fens and bogs in Alberta and western boreal Canada, designed for use in the field and laboratory.
A Life Cycle Approach to Vegetation Management on Reclaimed Industrial Sites
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This resource is an excerpt from an issue of Canadian Reclamation (Issue 4, Vol 14) containing and article advising practitioners on best practices for vegetation management using the Life Cycle...
A Mesocosm‐Scale Study of Chemical and Ecological Response to Different Types of Oil Sands Tailings and Process Water (2019 ‐ 2021)
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The use of pit lakes (PL) to reclaim pits at the end of mine life is common in metal and coal extraction operations. Oil sands mine operators of Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA)...
A Study of Aquatic Environments in the Syncrude Development Area, 1984
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Characterize and re-define aquatic habitats. Aquatic habitat, water quality, flora, and fauna of the aquatic systems in the development area are typical of those found in the oil sands region
A Study of Biological Colonization of the West Interceptor Ditch and Lower Beaver Creek
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describe existing environmental conditions in, and to document natural biological colonization of, the West Interceptor Ditch and determine the degree of biological colonization of lower Beaver Creek
A Study of the Chemical and Physical Properties of Syncrude's Tailings Pond, Mildred Lake, 1980
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In 1980, the tailings pond was a highly stratified waterbody with a low density, well mixed surface zone (0-6 m) overlying a high density deep water zone (>10 m) where mixing is slow
A Summary of Land Resource and Groundwater Issues Related to Plains Coal Mine Reclamation in Alberta
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Report synthesizes and summarizes 36 RRTAC reports to provide the user with a unified source of information on land and groundwater reclamation research in the plains of Alberta
Acute and Subacute Toxicity of Different Fractions of Athabasca Bitumen to Fish
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Determine the acute and subacute toxicity of bitumen from banks of the Athabasca River downstream of Fort McMurray to rainbow trout. Concluded bitumen was not acutely toxic to fish under dosage tested
AEC Blueridge Alpine bluegrass - Cultivar Description
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AEC Blueridge alpine bluegrass (Poa alpina L.) is a reclamation variety developed for use in reclaiming and revegetating disturbed sites at high elevations. It is the first variety of alpine bluegrass...
AEC Hillcrest Awned Slender Wheatgrass - Cultivar Description
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AEC Hillcrest awned slender wheatgrass l Elymus tichycaulus subsp. subsecandus (Link) Gould] is a-reclamation variety developed for use in reclaiming and revegJtating oisturtea sites in the mountains...
AEC Mountaineer Broadglumed Wheatgrass - Cultivar Description
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AEC Mountaineer broadglumed wheatgrass, Elymus trachycaulus subsp. violaceus (Horneman) A. & D. Love, is a cultivar developed for reclaiming and revegetating disturbed sites at high elevations. It is...
Agronomic Properties and Reclamation Possibilities for Surface Materials on Syncrude Lease #17
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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...
Agronomic Receptor Evaluation For Direct Soil Contact: Stage 2
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The objective of Stage 2 of the project was to investigate how adverse effects on the growth of alfalfa might be affected by the depth of a contaminant (sodium chloride) in the soil profile. Stage 2...
Alberta Background Soil Quality System Project: Workshop Summary
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Objective is to work collaboratively with soil data users to develop the Alberta Background Soil Quality System (ABSQS) as a tool to assist industry and government in environmental management