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Lower Athabasca Region status of management response for environmental manage...
Provides an update on the activities undertaken by Environment and Parks as part of the management response for trigger and limit exceedances under the Lower Athabasca air... -
South Saskatchewan Region status of management response for environmental man...
Provides an update on the activities undertaken by Environment and Parks as part of the management response for trigger and limit exceedances under the South Saskatchewan air... -
Lake-sediment record of PAH, mercury, and fly-ash particle deposition near co...
We report a historical record of atmospheric deposition in dated sediment cores from Hasse Lake, ideally located near both currently and previously operational coal-fired power... -
Erosion of the Alberta badlands produces highly variable and elevated heavy m...
Erosion is important in the transport of heavy metals from terrestrial to fluvial environments. In this study, we investigated riverine heavy metal (Cd, Cu, Hg and Pb) dynamics... -
Monitoring heavy metal concentrations in turbid rivers: Can fixed frequency s...
The accurate determination of water quality criteria exceedance frequencies, distribution statistics (e.g., mean, median and percentile concentrations) and temporal trends in... -
Impacts of a large boreal wildfire on ground level atmospheric concentrations...
During May 2016 a very large boreal wildfire burned throughout the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) in central Canada, and in close proximity to an extensive air quality... -
Uncovering traits in recovering grasslands: A functional assessment of oil an...
Oil and gas exploration has disturbed extensive areas of grassland in North America. Reclamation of this human footprint is only a first step towards ecological recovery. A... -
Tracing nitrate sources with a combined isotope approach (δ15NNO3, δ18ONO3 an...
Rapid population growth and land-use intensification over the last century have resulted in a substantial increase in nutrient loads degrading marine and freshwater ecosystems... -
Satellite-derived emissions of carbon monoxide, ammonia, and nitrogen dioxide...
In May 2016, the Horse River wildfire led to the evacuation of ∼ 88 000 people from Fort McMurray and surrounding areas and consumed ∼ 590 000 ha of land in Northern Alberta and... -
Prevalence, levels and seasonal variations of human enteric viruses in six ma...
The prevalence and seasonal variation of 7 viruses in 6 major rivers in Alberta were assessed using a combination of qPCR, cell culture and integrated cell culture with qPCR... -
Multiple threats and stressors to the Athabasca River Basin: What do we know ...
Over the last five decades, the Athabasca River Basin in Alberta, Canada, has been subjected to a wide range of environmental stressors from diverse human developments. This has... -
Isotopic tracing of hydrologic drivers including permafrost thaw status for l...
Study region Surveys of stable isotopes of water in 50 boreal lakes were conducted during 2002–2017 as a component of Alberta’s Oil Sands acid sensitivity program in... -
Hybrid climate datasets from a climate data evaluation system and their impac...
A reliable climate dataset is the backbone for modelling the essential processes of the water cycle and predicting future conditions. Although a number of gridded climate... -
Environmental archives of atmospheric Hg deposition – A review
Environmental archives offer an opportunity to reconstruct temporal trends in atmospheric Hg deposition at various timescales. Lake sediment and peat have been the most widely... -
Ecotoxicity assessment of treated oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) : 2...
This technical report, compiled by Hatfield Consulting, describes the experimental design to determine the toxicity of OSPW treated using Syncrude's coke-slurry treatment... -
Comparison of isotopic mass balance and instrumental techniques as estimates ...
Mass-balance models using stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen provide useful estimates of the water balance of lakes, particularly in the absence of instrumental data.... -
A novel approach for selecting extreme climate change scenarios for climate c...
One of the main challenges in climate change impact assessment studies is selecting climate change scenarios. By focusing on selecting projected extremes in a high dimensional... -
Technical Background Report for the Global Mercury Assessment 2018 – Chapter ...
The Technical Background Report to the Global Mercury Assessment 2018 was produced by an international team of experts convened through a collaboration between UN Environment... -
Summary of ISO/IEC 17025
This document provides an overview of the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 17025 document entitled... -
Lower Athabasca region : status of ambient environmental condition 2013: Air ...
The Government of Alberta is reporting to Albertans on the condition of air and surface water in the Lower Athabasca Region for the year 2013. Through Air Quality Management... -
2015 status of surface water quality Lower Athabasca Region
Prepared by Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) Environmental Monitoring and Science Division, this report presents monthly water quality results from the Old Fort monitoring... -
Modelling Interactions between Land Use, Climate, and Hydrology along with St...
This paper describes the main functionalities of an integrated framework to model the interactions between land use, climate, and hydrology along with stakeholders’ negotiation.... -
Quantifying seasonal succession of phytoplankton trait‐environment associatio...
Integration of species traits in direct gradient analysis generates insights into how communities are assembled and may respond to environmental changes. We investigated... -
2018 status of air quality, Lower Athabasca Region, Alberta
In this report, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide concentrations measured at continuous air monitoring stations in the Lower Athabasca Region are assessed against the ambient... -
2018 status of air quality, South Saskatchewan Region, Alberta
In this report, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and fine particulate matter concentrations measured at continuous air monitoring stations in the South Saskatchewan Region are assessed... -
2019 status of air quality, South Saskatchewan Region, Alberta
In this report, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and fine particulate matter concentrations measured at continuous air monitoring stations in the South Saskatchewan Region are assessed... -
2019 status of air quality, Lower Athabasca Region, Alberta
In this report, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide concentrations measured at continuous air monitoring stations in the Lower Athabasca Region are assessed against the ambient... -
Using steady-state mass balance model to determine critical loads of acidity ...
Benchmarks for atmospheric deposition of acidifying substances for terrestrial ecosystems in Alberta were developed using the steady-state mass balance (SSMB) model. The SSMB... -
Standard Operating Procedure for Measurement of SO2 by Ultraviolet Fluorescen...
This document is a standard operating procedure for measuring Sulphur Dioxide concentration in ambient air environment. The use of the ultraviolet fluorescence SO2 analyzers... -
Isotopic Analyses Fingerprint Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Compound-Bearing...
Fugitive dust associated with surface mining activities is one of the principal vectors for transport of airborne contaminants in Canada’s Athabasca oil sands region (AOSR).... -
Assessing the Potential of Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Neural Network...
To evaluate the health effects of wildfire smoke, it is crucial to identify reliable models, at fine spatiotemporal resolution, of exposure to wildfire-generated PM2.5. To this... -
Study of Fuel-Smoke Dynamics in a Prescribed Fire of Boreal Black Spruce Fore...
Understanding the combustion dynamics of fuels, and the generation and propagation of smoke in a wildland fire, can inform short-range and long-range pollutant transport models,... -
Standard Operating Procedure for Measurement of Particulate matter by Synchro...
This is the standard operating procedure for measuring ambient particulate matter. It provides guidance for the operation, calibration and maintenance of the Thermo Scientific... -
Alberta’s River Water Quality Monitoring Programs
Alberta Environment and Parks is dedicated to ensuring healthy, secure and sustainable water supplies for Alberta's communities, environment and economy. Two core river water... -
Atmospheric drivers of winter above-freezing temperatures and associated rain...
Winter thaw episodes, especially when accompanied by rain, can significantly deplete the winter snowpack, which is a critical water storage component in the mountainous... -
Monitoring ecological recovery of reclaimed wellsites: Protocols for quantify...
We developed a scientifically robust and financially sustainable monitoring protocol to enable a consistent assessment of ecological recovery of physical, chemical, and... -
Soil quality and land capability of reclaimed oil and gas well pads in southe...
Since 1963 approximately 100 000 oil and gas well pads have been officially certified as reclaimed in Alberta, yet follow-up monitoring programs have not been established to... -
Succession after reclamation: Identifying and assessing ecological indicators...
Site preparation for oil and gas extraction often requires the complete removal of vegetation and surface soil on the well pad. Although subsequent reclamation then attempts to... -
Ecological response to human activities in southwestern Alberta : scientific ...
This report summarizes the scientific evidence for ecological responses of soil, vegetation, hydrology, and wildlife to human activities in the Castle region of southwestern... -
Assessment of reclaimed soils by unsupervised clustering of proximal sensor data
The application of soil proximal sensors on reclaimed sites presents a novel method for assessing the quality of reclaimed landscapes. This method improves assessment... -
Land use, climate change and ecological responses in the Upper North Saskatch...
The Eastern Slopes of Canada’s Rocky Mountains have been managed for headwater protection, natural resource production, recreation, and other land uses for over a century. To... -
Synthesis report of the enhanced monitoring program on the Lower Athabasca Ri...
This document summarizes work completed for the Lower Athabasca River enhanced monitoring program for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Data that has been generated from this program... -
2018 status of surface water quantity, Lower Athabasca Region, Alberta
This report presents a summary of annual streamflow on the Lower Athabasca River and water use by the mineable oil sands sector and other licensed users, relative to weekly... -
2019 status of surface water quantity, Lower Athabasca Region, Alberta
This report presents a summary of annual streamflow on the Lower Athabasca River and water use by the mineable oil sands sector and other licensed users, relative to weekly... -
Brokering science for environmental management: Progress report from the Chie...
This progress report outlines the activities undertaken by the Chief Scientist of Alberta Environment and Parks over the inaugural appointment of this position. Highlights... -
Citizen science principles of good practice
The principles provide practitioners, researchers and decision maker’s common guidance to consider when designing, implementing, and evaluating citizen science initiatives in... -
Chlorophyll-A Filtration Standard Operating Procedure
This document describes the procedures, methods, and practices used by Alberta Environment and Parks Resource Stewardship Division personnel when filtering water samples for... -
Decontamination protocol for work in or near water
Alberta’s decontamination protocol helps ensure the proper cleaning of watercraft and other equipment used in water to reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species and fish... -
2019 status of surface water quality, Lower Athabasca Region, Alberta
This report presents monthly water quality results from the Old Fort Monitoring station, on the Lower Athabasca River. The results of the report address whether there are... -
2018 status of surface water quality, Lower Athabasca Region, Alberta
This report presents monthly water quality results from the Old Fort Monitoring station, on the Lower Athabasca River. The results of the report address whether there are...