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- 3Alberta Health, Environmental Health Services Division
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- 3Charlton, S. E. D.
- 3Hickman, M.
- 84Oil Sands Research and Information Network (OSRIN)
- 48Oil Sands Research and Information Network (OSRIN)/AOSERP Reports
- 23Oil Sands Research and Information Network (OSRIN)/Government of Alberta Reports
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- 7Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of
- 7Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of/Theses and Dissertations
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1980-01-01
The fish populations of the Athabasca River downstream of Fort McMurray were sampled during the open-water period in 1976 and 1977. Fish were collected with gill nets, seines, and angling gear in order to identify the species present, to document their distribution and relative abundance, and to...
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1980-01-01
The fish populations of the Athabasca River between Fort McMurray and the mouth of the Firebag River were sampled from early May to early October 1976. Fish were collected with gill nets, seines, and angling gear in order to identify the species present and their distribution and relative...
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1980-01-01
During 1977, the second year of a two-year study, the fish populations of the Athabasca Rive: were investigated in two general areas downstream of Fort McMurray. Field work was carried out from mid-April to early November in the Mildred Lake study area and from mid-May to mid-October in the Delta...
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2013-12-13
Oil Sands Research and Information Network
A group of 48 people from government, academia, consultants and the oil sands and plant production industries gathered on November 25, 2013 to discuss the current state of knowledge about shrubs and their current and future use in oil sands reclamation. The Workshop was organized around four key...
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Great Canadian Oil Sands dyke discharge water. Summary report of the Scientific Enquiry Committee
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The Scientific Enquiry Committee was appointed by the Hon. D.J. Russell, Minister of the Environment, to investigate factors associated with the discharge of effluents from the Great Canadian Oil Sands (GCOS) tailings pond dyke to the Athabasca River. The terms of reference of the Enquiry were to...
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Heavy metal dynamics in the Athabasca River: Sediment concentrations prior to major Alberta oil sands development
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Exploitation of the bituminous sands may elevate heavy metal levels in the sediments of drainage systems of the AOSERP area via waterborne or airborne emissions. One hundred and six dredged sediments and twenty-four sediment cores were collected from the Athabasca River system from just above...
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Heavy metals in bottom sediments of the mainstem Athabasca river system in the AOSERP study area
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Dredged sediments and sediment cores were collected from sites along the Athabasca River system from between Fort McMurray and the confluence of Riviere des Rochers with the Slave River. A selected sample suite representing all of the drainage units and textural variations was analysed by...
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1985
Syncrude Canada Ltd. contracted Lifeways of Canada Limited to carry out an Historical Resources Impact Assessment of their Bituminous Sands Lease No. 22 as a part of a continuing program of environmental research. Archaeological field studies were carried out over a 32 day period in July and...
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Interim report on a comparative study of benthic algal primary productivity in the AOSERP study area
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Hickman, M., Charlton, S. E. D., Jenkerson, C. G.
Studies concentrating upon the epilithon were conducted in five tributary rivers flowing into the Athabasca River: the Muskeg, Steepbank, Hangingstone, MacKay, and Ells rivers. The species composition of the epilithic algae was determined during June to November 1978. Diatoms and blue-green...
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Interim report on reclamation for afforestation by suitable native and introduced tree and shrub species
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Dunsworth, B. G., Takyi, S. K., Sherstabetoff, J. N.
AOSERP project VE 7.1 was initiated to carry out field investigations in the revegetation of oi1 sands mine wastes (waste dumps and tailing sand) with trees and shrubs. The main objective of the project is to select species of trees and shrubs which are adapted to conditions on these waste...