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- 3Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance
- 3Djurfors, S.
- 3Grant, W.
- 3McCart, P.
- 3Rowell, M.J.
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1980
The interaction between the turbulent wake, created by a tailings pond dike and the low level emissions at the Syncrude Tar Sands Plant has been investigated using wind tunnel model simulation. At the large Reynolds numbers experienced by model and full-scale dike the flow remains attached to the...
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1980
Maddukuri, C.S., Slawson, P.R., Davidson, G.A.
The plume rise, spread and supporting meterological and source data given in Slawson et al (1978) were further analyzed in order to provide a more suitable data set upon which a site-tuned plume dispersion model could be developed. This dispersion model was considered to consist of a buoyant...
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1979
On three occasions during the period May-October, 1978, R.L.& L. Environmental Services Ltd. conducted fish sampling in the Beaver Creek Diversion System. These efforts were oriented towards providing an inventory of postdiversion fish populations. The study was designed not only to update the...
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GHG Emissions from Oil Sands Tailings Ponds: Overview and Modelling Based on Fermentable Substrates
Download2014-11-28
Burkus, Z., Pletcher, S., Wheler, J.
Surface mining of Alberta bitumen is probably the biggest mining operation in the world. It has a significant environmental footprint with about 840 km2 total active footprint in 2012 and 895 km2 in 2013 (Fig 1) (AESRD 2014). Of this area, tailings ponds covered 239.3 km2 in 2013...
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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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1978
Reeves, B.O.K., McCullough, E.J.
An Historical Resources Impact Assessment was undertaken of Syncrude Canada Ltd.'s Lease No. 17 in the area between the Beaver and MacKay Rivers. This assessment was designed to locate and assess prehistoric and historic sites which might be present. Three prehistoric sites were recorded, each...
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1992
The flotation technique was used to segregate non-viable from viable Siberian larch (Larix Sibirica Ledeb.) seeds using water as the floating media. The non-viable seeds floated while the viable ones sank. Without stratification, the average percent germination of the floating and sunken seeds...
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1975
Sharp, P.L., Birdsall, D.A., Richardson, W.J.
An inventory study of water-associated birds occurring on and near the Syncrude Canada Ltd. Lease #17 in the Athabasca oil sands was conducted during the period of July 8 to November 15, 1974. Regular ground surveys were conducted of 30 water bodies on and near the lease, including lakes, ponds,...
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Literature Review of Naturally-Occurring Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Oil Sands Mining Reclamation Practice
Download2018-08-01
Paragon Soil and Environmental Consulting Inc.
Paragon Soil and Environmental Consulting Inc. (Paragon) was contracted to complete a literature review of naturally-occurring petroleum hydrocarbons (NPHCs) in oil sands mining reclamation practice for the Canadian Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) Joint Industry Project (JIP) partners...