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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...
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...
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... -
Alberta air zones report 2017-2019
This report is Alberta’s sixth annual report on the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS). The report summarizes the CAAQS status for Alberta’s air zones for 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...