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Assessing the long-term impact of acid deposition and the risk of soil acidification in boreal forests in the Athabasca oil sands region in Alberta, Canada
DownloadFall 2012
Significant amounts of SO2 and NOx have been emitted from the Athabasca oil sands region (AOSR) in Alberta, Canada, in the past several decades. The impact of acid deposition on forest ecosystems and the risk of soil acidification were assessed in jack pine (Pinus banksiana) and trembling aspen...
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Biochar Addition Affects the Performance of Portland Cement Composites: Meta-analysis and Laboratory Experiments
DownloadFall 2024
Portland cement is the most widely used binder in construction. However, the production of Portland cement emits a large amount of CO2, and one strategy to decrease such anthropogenic CO2 emissions is to reduce the amount of Portland cement produced by partially replacing it with supplementary...
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Nitrogen Availability and Salinity as Limiting Factors for Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) and White Spruce (Picea glauca) Growth on Reclaimed Sites in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region in Alberta, Canada
DownloadSpring 2015
Unfavorable conditions of reclaimed soils for vegetation establishment have been a concern for successful oil sands reclamation. Growth limitations of planted trees have been observed in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) in Alberta, Canada, but the factors limiting tree growth were poorly...