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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...
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Inventory of selected raptor, colonial, and sensitive bird species in the Athabasca oil sands area of Alberta
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Ealey, D., Beaver, R., Munson, B., Fyfe, R.
A three-year inventory of selected rare, endangered and sensitive bird species in the Athabasca Oil Sands area of northeastern Alberta was completed in the late summer of 1977. Aerial and ground surveys of the Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Program (AOSERP) study area and selected...
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Inventory of water use requirements and effluent discharge characteristics related to oil sands development
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An inventory of historical data on water use requirements and effluent discharge characteristics related to oil sands developments has been collected and tabulated. The inventory data indicate that surface water bodies are the main sources of the water supply and main recipients of effluent. ...
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Investigations of the spring spawning fish populations in the Athabasca and Clearwater Rivers upstream from Fort McMurray: Volume 1
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Fisheries investigations were undertaken in the spring of 1978 (28 April to 25 June) in the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers upstream of Fort McMurray. The major objectives of the studies were to determine what spring spawners utilized these sections of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers; to...
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Lake acidification potential in the Alberta oil sands environmental research program study area
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Numerous lakes in Scandinavia and eastern North America have been damaged by acidic precipitation induced by anthropogenic oxides of sulphur and nitrogen. On first approximation, lakes near present oil sands operations would not be susceptible to acidification due to buffering provided by their...
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Longitudinal study of personal adjustment and social conditions in the Fort McMurray area Vol I: Research design
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The purpose of Phase 1 was to establish a research design for a longitudinal study to identify and explain the relationships between social and personal adjustment of people in the oil sands region. The research design was to be implemented in Fort McMurray and to be applicable to any resource...
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Longitudinal study of personal adjustment and social conditions in the Fort McMurray area Vol II.a: Background papers
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The need for a baseline information system derives from the diversity and inconsistencies in the existing data sources in the province, in the data itself, in the collecting procedures and regarding accessibility. In addition, we were required to investigate the feasibility of establishing a set...
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Longitudinal study of personal adjustment and social conditions in the Fort McMurray area Vol II.b: Time-Use diaries
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The time-use diary is a data collection instrument intended to furnish a detailed account of daily individual activities by type, sequence, duration and location. Its purpose is to provide a comprehensive picture of how people spend their time. Experience has shown that the time-use diary is a...
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1976
In this report Dev-cor Technical Services presents a plan for employing indigenous people in AOSERP. The introductory section of the report details the assignment as given by the Human Environment Committee and briefly describes AOSERP and its project area in Northeastern Alberta. The second...
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Meteorological factors affecting ambient SO2 concentrations near an oil sands extraction plant
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Peters, R. R., Strosher, M. M.
Occurrences of maximum 0.5 h hour ground level measurements of SO2 near a point source are related to the meteorological processes at the time such that a cause analysis of the occurrences is established. Measurements, from a 10 station, continuous air quality monitoring network, range from 0.12...