Disturbances in North American boreal forest and Arctic tundra: impacts, interactions, and responses

AC Foster, JA Wang, GV Frost… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Ecosystems in the North American Arctic-Boreal Zone (ABZ) experience a diverse
set of disturbances associated with wildfire, permafrost dynamics, geomorphic processes …

Characterizing the PAHs in surface waters and snow in the Athabasca region: Implications for identifying hydrological pathways of atmospheric deposition

SJ Birks, S Cho, E Taylor, Y Yi, JJ Gibson - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
The composition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons present in snow and surface waters in
the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) was characterized in order to identify major …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated exposure, uptake and accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by nestling tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) through multiple exposure …

KJ Fernie, SC Marteinson, D Chen, A Eng… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Athabasca Oil Sands (OS) Region, the exposure (by air, water, diet), uptake
and deposition of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), including parent and alkylated …

Dissolved polycyclic aromatic compounds in Canada's Athabasca River in relation to Oil Sands from 2013 through 2019

LMJ Lévesque, J Roy, NE Glozier, L Dirk… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Canada-Alberta Oil Sands Monitoring (OSM) Program began long-term surface
water quality monitoring on the lower Athabasca River in 2012. Sampling of low level, bio …

[HTML][HTML] Polycyclic aromatic compounds in a northern freshwater ecosystem: Patterns, sources, and the influences of environmental factors

JA Stalwick, G Somers, KM Eccles, PJ Thomas… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs)-a large group of organic chemicals naturally present
in petroleum deposits (ie, petrogenic) or released into the environment by incomplete …

Using normal ranges for interpreting results of monitoring and tiering to guide future work: A case study of increasing polycyclic aromatic compounds in lake sediments …

KR Munkittrick, TJ Arciszewski - Environmental Pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
Since the publishing of the Kelly et al. papers (2009, 2010) describing elevated
contaminants in snow near the Alberta oil sands, there has been a significant expansion of …

[PDF][PDF] Oil sands research bibliography

JG Watson, SL Altshuler, JC Chow - Journal of the Air and Waste …, 2019 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT The 2019 Critical Review by Brook et al.(2019) summarized much work by
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), but discussants in Altshuler et al.(2019) …

Advances in science and applications in air pollution monitoring: A case study on oil sands monitoring targeting ecosystem protection

SL Altshuler, JME Ahad, JC Chow… - Journal of the Air & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The 2019 Critical Review (CR) by Brook et al.(2019) summarizes research done by
Environment Canada and Climate Change (ECCC) related to ambient concentrations and …

[BOOK][B] Effects of bituminous contaminants on fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) of the Lower Athabasca River Basin

SST Chow - 2016 - search.proquest.com
Abstract The lower Athabasca River basin of northern Alberta, Canada is situated within
bitumen-rich deposits, where oil sands development is a common occurrence. A transplant …