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Plain Language Explanation of Human Health Risk Assessment
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Key determinants of people’s exposure to chemical pollutants are: time-activity (where we spend time and what we do), interaction with indoor environments, diet, and occupation
Planning for Wetland Function and Reclamation Success in Road Design
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This research poster describes an overview of technical methods, peat properties and considerations, and development outcomes for linear feature (road) construction planning and development. Presented...
Potential Impacts of Beaver on Oil Sands Reclamation Success – an Analysis of Available Literature
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Reclaimed mine sites will consist of engineered landforms (including water bodies and waterways); the long-term hydrological and ecological function of those sites may be vulnerable to beaver activity
Potential of LFH Mineral Soil Mixes for Land Reclamation in Alberta
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LFH salvaged with small amounts of upper horizon mineral soil for land reclamation has proven to be an important source of seeds and vegetative propagules for forest plant communities
Potential to Use Animals as Monitors of Ecosystem Health in the Oil Sands Region – July 2013 Update
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Research on wildlife species, used as either monitors, or indicator species, can provide early warning and predictive information regarding exposure and effects of contaminants from oil sands
Preliminary Watershed Hydrology Model for Reclaimed Oil Sands Sites
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Modelling results for the regional watersheds were encouraging and demonstrate that SWATBF has the potential to be utilized as a practical tool for conducting hydrologic assessments in the oil sands
Professional Judgment in Mineable Oil Sands Reclamation Certification: Workshop Summary
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Given the extensive experience of workshop participants, it was surprising to see how little confidence they had in using only their knowledge and experience to make reclamation certification decision
Report and Recommendations of the Task Force on Tree and Shrub Planting on Active Oil Sands Tailings Dams
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Trees and woody shrubs on the slopes of active oil sands tailings dam shall be considered part of the responsibility of the Engineer-of-Record and plans will be submitted to Dam Safety for approval
Restoration Ecology: Aiding and Abetting Secondary Succession on Abandoned Peat Mines in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada
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The research reported here aims to characterise and compare different planting methods in terms of which would be more successful for achieving the regeneration of dwarf fleshy-fruited shrubs on...
Review of Four Major Environmental Effects Monitoring Programs in the Oil Sands Region
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Fact Sheets for each of the four monitoring programs: ABMI, CEMA, RAMP and WBEA. Stakeholders lack detailed understanding of the suite of monitoring activities taking place in the oil sands
Review of Health Effects of Naphthenic Acids: Data Gaps and Implications for Understanding Human Health Risk
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A review of literature was undertaken as a first step in framing potential human health risk associated with exposure to OSPW-derived naphthenic acids in surface water
Review of Reclamation Options for Oil Sands Tailings Substrates
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State of knowledge related to technologies for reclaiming oil sands tailings substrates to upland boreal forests and wetlands
Risk and Uncertainty in Oil Sands Upland Reclamation: Best Management Practices within the Context of Climate Change
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This report discusses and illustrates how the risk and uncertainty introduced by climate change can be incorporated into reclamation planning. Two approaches to reclamation planning are described.
Spatial Variation in Nutrient Dynamics Among Five Different Peatland Types in the Alberta Oil Sands Region
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Wetlands are found extensively throughout the Western Boreal Plain, a region under pressure because of disturbance by the oil and gas industries. To understand how wetland systems may respond to...
Summary of 2013 Tailings Technology Development and Commercialization Workshop
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There is no single technology solution for tailings disposal – a suite of technologies will be required For a technology to be considered suitable it must provide net environmental benefits
Summary of Resiliency of Reclaimed Boreal Forest Landscapes Seminar
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For reclaimed lands to be considered self-sustaining they should respond to natural and anthropogenic disturbances in a similar manner to how an analogous undisturbed landscape might respond
Summary of the Oil Sands Groundwater – Surface Water Interactions Workshop
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Develop common understanding of the current knowledge regarding groundwater resources, groundwater-surface water interactions in the oil sands area, ongoing applied research, monitoring and impacts
Survey of Albertans’ Value Drivers Regarding Oil Sands Development and Reclamation
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A random sample of 1,032 Albertans to gather empirical information as a basis for oil sands policy development for both industry and government
Survey of Oil Sands Environmental Management Research and Information Needs
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Survey demonstrated need to better communicate availability of existing information and continue to make efforts to provide easy, timely and transparent access to monitoring and research information