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1980

Kong, K., Lindsay, J. D., McGill, W. B.

Properties of stored peat were studied at sites near Evansburg, Alberta, and on the lease of Syncrude Canada Ltd. at Mildred Lake, Alberta. Physical, chemical, and microbiological properties of stored materials were compared with those of fibric moss peat, mesic moss peat, and mesic fen peat...

1985-01-01

Takyi, S., Yeung, P., Nyborg, M., Parker, R. W.

In the summers of 1975, 1976, and 1977, several field investigations were carried out to determine the amounts of sulphur deposited in rain, in rain washing off trees, and by direct absorption of SO2 by soil. The impact of this sulphur deposition on soils in the AOSERP study area was also...

1978

Lindsay, J. D., Turchenek, L. W.

Soils of the AOSERP study area are being mapped using the ecological or biophysical approach to land classification. The basic land unit being mapped is the land system which is an area of land through which there is a recurring pattern of landforms, soils, vegetation chronosequences, and water...

1979

McGill, W. B., Lindsay, J. D., Kong, K.

Two sites have been established for the study of stored peat. These are located at Evansburg ; Alberta and on the Syncrude Canada Ltd. lease at Mildred Lake, Alberta. Fibric and mesic moss peat and fen peat have been investigated in terms of their physical, chemical and microbiological...

1980

Turchenek, L. W., Lindsay, J. D.

The soils inventory of the AOSERP study area using the ecological approach to land classification was continued during 1979. All field checking and soil sampling was completed during the 1979 summer field season. Samples were taken from eight mineral and eight organic soil profiles. In...

1979

Lindsay, J. D., Turchenek, L. W.

Soil mapping of the AOSERP study area using the ecological or biophysical approach to land classification was continued in 1978. Work consisted of air photo interpretation, field checking, preparation of interim maps, and analysis of soil samples. About 150 townships were field checked during...

1977-01-01

Nyborg, M., Takyi, S.K., Rowell, M.H., McGill, W.B.

One of the major environmental problems which arises with surface mining of the oil sands in the Fort McMurray-Fort MacKay area of Alberta is the permanent loss of the natural vegetation and the drastic change in the soils that supported it. It has been estimated that with a production target of...

1977

Cook, F. D.

3 reports available - Studies of physical properties of soils and mined materials in relation to reclamation - Studies of chemical properties of soils and methods of improving mined material for plant growth - Sulphur deposition and acidification of soils in the oil sands area

1982

Lindsay, J. D., Turchenek, L. W.

A soil survey of the Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Program (AOSERP) study area was initiated in 1976 as part of the program objective to establish a data base for the area. The purpose of this report and accompanying soil maps is to provide data on the kinds, characteristics,...

1982

Turchenek, L. W., Lindsay, J. D.

Soil morphology, site descriptions, and physical and chemical data for 130 soil profiles from the AOSERP study area are presented in this section. Except for some miscellaneous land units, each of the soil groups are represented by at least one profile description. For many of the soil groups,...