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Acute lethality study of G.C.O.S. dike filter drainage using rainbow trout and brook sticklebacks
Download1976
When evaluating this data, lethality (i.e. death of the organism) is the symptom being observed. Acutely lethal refers to a sample killing 50% of a population after 96 hours exposure. 1. The dike filter drainage was found to be acutely toxic to both rainbow trout and brook sticklebacks. The...
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1999
This report examines the differences in health outcomes across the province and compares the Northern River Basin Study area with the other areas of the province and examines possible relationships between health outcomes and environmental contaminants. The report includes a series of regional...
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1986
Syncrude Canada Limited’s Fort McMurray oi1 sands mining operations has been operating under the concept of zero discharge and total containment of wastewaters since start up in 1978. During this period a considerable volume of contaminated water has been assimulated in a large on-site tailings...
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Human system Alberta oil sands environmental research program 1975-1980: An integration and synthesis of research results
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Commercial exploitation of the Athabasca oil sands deposit had transformed Fort McMurray between 1961 and 1980, from a a small and remote northern community of 1200 people into Alberta's eighth largest city with 27 000 residents. This research project was to describe, ananlyse, and interpret the...
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1985
Rudolph, R. C., Davison, D. S.
Minisonde data collected in the Athabasca Oil Sands area from 1975 to 1979 were analysed to determine regional values of roughness length (Zo). A rigorous selection re reduced the working data set to a small fraction of the original size. A least squares technique was used to determine from...
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Oil sands reclamation: A study integrating mining, tailings disposal and reclamation. Volume I - Text
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Rheinbraun - Consulting GmbH, Techman Ltd.
The document provides a comprehensive review of the technical problems facing future oil sands developments and suggests options which will be helpful in formulating oil sands mining, tailings disposal and reclamation plans. By providing in-depth cost analysis for many of the activities...
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Control of black flies in the Athabasca River: Evaluation and recommendations for chemical control of Simulium arcticum Malloch
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The program was designed from feasibility studies to develop and evaluate chemical control of S. arcticum in the Athabasca River. This appeared to be the most immediately achievable and economically practical approach to prevention of severe pest outbreaks and to reduction of farm losses in...
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Evaluation, analysis, and assessment of snowpack and precipitation data from a monitoring network in the AOSERP study area
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Heidorn, K., Stevens, D., Todd, S., Fellin, P., Davis, C. S.
The data and network operating procedures from the precipitation and snow sampling networks in the AOSERP area of Alberta were reviewed and assessed. The data was first reformatted into NAQUADAT format and then quality assured by several screening procedures including outlier tests, simultaneous...
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1999
Northern River Basins Human Health Monitoring Program Management Committee
The Human Health Monitoring Program (HHMP) was initiated in 1994 to collect information relating to human health and the environment within northern Alberta. The Program was launched following a request by the Northern River Basins Study, a $12 million federal/provincial study which conducted...
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Northern river basins ecological and human health studies: Summary, relevance and recommendations
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Northern River Basins Human Health Monitoring Program Management Committee
The Northern River Basins Human Health Monitoring Program (the Health Program) was established in November 1994 to examine possible relationships between various environmental risk factors (including lifestyle factors as well as biological and chemical contaminants) and the health of northern...