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Biogeochemistry of meromictic pit lakes and permeable reactive barriers at the Cluff Lake uranium mine
DownloadFall 2019
Mining generates not only vast amounts of waste rock and tailings but is also responsible for far-reaching contamination of soil, groundwater, and surface water, which often requires remediation. This thesis focused on the biogeochemistry of two types of remediation technologies applied at the...
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Hydrogeological Considerations for Landscape Reconstruction and Wetland Reclamation in the Sub-humid Climate of Northeastern Alberta, Canada
DownloadFall 2019
Oil sands mining companies must reclaim tailings deposits to equivalent land capability in Alberta’s boreal forest. Post-mining landscapes should be reconstructed to promote the development of hydrologic systems that can sustain reclaimed ecosystems in a sub-humid climate, while limiting...
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Fall 2024
Cabrera Hernandez, Julian Ariel
Abstract Soil stockpiling before mining activities is a by-law-mandated procedure that has adverse effects on soil health, which raises concerns about the suitability of stockpiled soils as a reclamation substrate. Relatively few studies have addressed the effects of stockpiling on soil biology,...
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Fall 2019
Surface mining in the Athabasca Oil Sands region (AOSR) of Alberta, Canada, has led to the removal of over 760 km2 of boreal forest. Successful reclamation of these areas must return them to an equivalent capability boreal forest community. Clearwater overburden is a saline byproduct of surface...
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Spring 2020
Surface mining is an anthropogenic disturbance which significantly alters natural ecosystems, involving the removal of vegetation, top and subsoils, and several metres of overburden material before accessing valuable resources. Forest reclamation efforts following surface mining face several...
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Fall 2019
Surface mining in the Athabasca Oil Sands region has disturbed approximately 895 km2 of boreal forest, all of which will need to be reclaimed to a state that is both representative of, and as productive of the surrounding boreal forest. However, much remains to be understood regarding the effects...