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Catalogue Entry: Tributary Water Quality - Oil Sands Region
Water Quality Monitoring on Tributaries in the Athabasca River Oil Sands Region Ells River (EL1, ELLS RIFF 2, ELLS RIFF5 [2012-2015]) Mackay River (MA1 [2012-2015], MA2... -
Catalogue Entry: Ecosystem Sites, Volatile Organic Compounds, Validated Data, Oil Sands Region
Monitoring of volatile organic compounds (VOC) was initiated by Environment and Climate Change Canada at the Wood Buffalo Environmental Association (WBEA) Air Monitoring Station...-
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Catalogue Entry: Remote Sensing and Modelling, Ground-based Aerosol Optical Depth, Oil Sands Region
Measurements of aerosol optical depth (AOD) using sunphotometers are being made in the oil sands region (at Fort McKay’s Oski-ôtin site, and Fort McMurray). AOD is a measure of...-
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Catalogue Entry: Cause-Effect Monitoring Migratory Landbirds at Local Scales, Oil Sands Region
Local-scale projects focus on gaps in our understanding of complex response patterns at regional scales by targeting specific habitats or development features of interest....-
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Catalogue Entry: Species at Risk Migratory Landbirds, Oil Sands Region
The old-forest landbird monitoring program was initiated in 2014. Old-forest songbirds are a priority for monitoring because they can be vulnerable to habitat disturbance, and...-
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Catalogue Entry: Mainstem Water Quality - Oil Sands Region
Athabasca River (includes sites M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7 [2011-March 2018]) Water quality chemistry data for 17 sites in the lower Athabasca River (LAR), the Peace and Slave... -
Catalogue Entry: Wild Fish Communities, Oil Sands Region
Wild fish community data (species, abundance, diversity, length, weight) for 2013 and 2019 are now available for tributaries of the Athabasca River (rivers Steepbank, Ells,... -
Catalogue Entry: Passive Sampling, Oil Sands Region
Verified and validated SPMD data are available on experimental research data to ascertain whether low concentrations of PACs can be more accurately detected using semi-permeable... -
Catalogue Entry: Ecosystem Sites, Total Gaseous Mercury, Validated Data, Oil Sands Region
Total gaseous mercury (TGM) data are collected by Environment and Climate Change Canada at two Wood Buffalo Environmental Association (WBEA) Air Monitoring Stations (AMS). The... -
Catalogue Entry: Ecosystem Sites, Speciated Mercury, Validated Data, Oil Sands Region
Measurements of gaseous elemental mercury (GEM), gaseous oxidized mercury (GOM) and particulate bound mercury on PM2.5 (referred to as PBM2.5) were collected by Environment and... -
Catalogue Entry: Amphibian and Wetland Health Contaminants and Toxicology, Oil Sands Region
The health of individual amphibians, amphibian populations, and their wetland habitats are monitored in the oil sands region and at reference locations. Contaminants assessments... -
Catalogue Entry: Wild Bird Health and Contaminants, Oil Sands Region
Aquatic bird eggs are being collected for contaminants analysis. Egg collections in the Peace-Athabasca Delta area support Parks Canada’s activities at Wood Buffalo National... -
Catalogue Entry: Sediment, Oil Sands Region
Monitoring activities have collected bulk suspended sediment samples using continuous flow centrifuges and Phillips Tube samplers in the Lower Athabasca River and tributaries... -
Catalogue Entry: Plant Health and Contaminants, Oil Sands Region
Plant health assessments and vegetation surveys are undertaken at both terrestrial and wetland sites in the oil sands region and in reference areas. Plant monitoring is being... -
Catalogue Entry: Surface Water Quality, Oil Sands Region
The surface water quality (WQ) program, as part of the Joint Canada/Alberta Implementation Plan, is designed to improve the ability to detect change and predict effects in... -
Catalogue Entry: Wild Bird and Hunter-Trapper Harvested Wildlife Toxicology and Contaminants,...
Waterfowl and mammals harvested and trapped at various locations in the oil sands region and in reference locations are assessed for contaminant burdens and toxicology. Wildlife... -
Catalogue Entry: Snow and Wet Precipitation, Oil Sands Region
Assess the importance of atmospheric deposition of contaminants as a contributor to ecological impacts of oil sands development and identify sources. • Use snowpack measurements... -
Catalogue Entry: Bird Health and Toxicology, Oil Sands Region
Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) nest boxes are installed in oil sands area and in reference locations to monitor contaminant levels and impacts on tree swallow nestlings. The... -
Catalogue Entry: Acid Sensitive Lakes, Oil Sands Region
Acid-Sensitive Lakes Nine hundred and thirty-three lakes located in Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories were sampled to establish current acidification status.... -
Catalogue Entry: Fish Health Toxicology Contaminants, Oil Sands Region
The objectives of the fish component of the integrated oil sands monitoring program are to provide the necessary data/information to address key questions related to both...