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Knowledge Transfer Process – Wetland Reclamation Research in the Alberta Oil Sands
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Subject matter experts were asked to participate in a multi-year process to review, interpret and synthesise results on marsh (open water wetland) reclamation and research in the oil sands region
Migratory Waterfowl and the Syncrude Tar Sands Lease: A Report
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Objectives of the waterfowl surveys are: 1) To monitor waterfowl migrations through the Syncrude Lease 17 and general area during all seasons of use. 2) To establish the locations and intensity of use
Modeling Cumulative Effects of Climate and Development on Moose, Wolf, and Caribou Populations
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This article explores the results of an integrated landscape and population simulation model which accounts for key ecological components and relationships among moose, grey wolves, and woodland...
Monitoring Air Quality with Lichen: A Feasibility Study
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Study to determine the scientific, technical and economic feasibility of establishing air pollution effect gradients using lichenological methods on a radially arranged pattern of observation sites
Observations on the Dispersal of Saline Groundwater in the Beaver Creek Diversion System, 1976-1978
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Emphasis is placed on processes influencing temporal and spatial patterns in circulation, stratification and saline water distributions. Owing to its density, the high salinity effluent tends to sink
Ornithological Studies on and near Crown Lease 17, Northeastern Alberta, June-October 1984
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Overall objectives of this study were to determine the abundance and diversity of terrestrial breeding birds and conduct waterbird inventories to determine what changes, if any, have occurred
Overview of Wildlife Habitats West of the Syncrude Plant Site, Lease #17
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The area does not appear to include any rare or endangered species and the habitats in the area are common to a large portion of Northern Alberta, therefore area is not critical to any wildlife specie
Performance of Grasses, Shrubs and Trees on Disturbed Soil at the AOSERP Mildred Lake Camp Experimental Area
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Objectives were to establish grass, shrub and tree species for evaluation of their response, particularly their reproduction response, to the climatic and edaphic conditions north of Fort McMurray
Preliminary Baseline Investigations of Furbearing and Ungulate Mammals Using Lease No. 17
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Relative abundance and spatial distribution of moose, deer and 13 species of furbearers were investigated by systematic aerial surveys and winter track counts along 215 km of established transect line
Pressurised Ventilation In Floating-leaved Aquatic Macrophytes
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Abstract Gas through-flow by pressurised ventilation is well known in floating-leaved aquatic plants. The ventilation system operates via different structural features in different species: being...
Proceedings of Alberta Oil Sands Tailings Wastewater Treatment Technology Workshop
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Syncrude has requested that Alberta Environment consider controlled discharge of treated water as part of the waste control guidelines for the plant and establish discharge criteria
Range Management Policy in Support of Woodland Caribou Conservation and Recovery
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The Range Management Policy provides a transparent and evidence-based approach to planning and decision-making in caribou habitat that maintains or improves the condition of caribou ranges in Ontario...
Reclaimed Upland Vegetation Community Trends on Syncrude's Mine Sites
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This report summarizes up to 39 years of plant community development trends on Syncrude’s reclaimed mine sites near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Reclamation Activities at Syncrude Canada Ltd.
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Syncrude Canada Ltd. (Mildred Lake Project) is an oil sand surface mining and processing venture situated in the Athabasca Oil Sands of northeastern Alberta . This project, approximately 420 km north...
Reclamation and Vegetation of Surface Mined Areas in the Athabasca Tar Sands
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Field trial on an already vegetated area on the GCOS tailings pond dike, to determine responses of the already established vegetative cover to different fertility levels, and fate of added fertilizer
Reclamation Research for Various Land Uses in the Oil Sands Region of Alberta, Canada
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Syncrude Canada Ltd. produces 200,000 barrels of synthetic crude oil per day from its oil sands surface mining operations located 50 km north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. The three major types of...
Regional Hydrogeological Study McMurray Oil Sands Area, Alberta
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Determine the present availability of pertinent hydrogeological data. Interpret this data as far as possible and outline effects of the groundwater systems on oil recovery operations and vice versa
Remote Sensing and the Athabasca Tar Sands: An Overview
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This report is a survey of remote sensing technology and its applicability to the environmental study needs of the tar sands area and includes examples of surveys that have already been completed