Biophysical indicators based on spatial hierarchy for informing land reclamation: the case of the Lower Athabasca River (Alberta, Canada).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.020
Abstract: Abstract In the Lower Athabasca region of Alberta (Canada), surface mining for bitumen from oil sands creates highly disturbed environments, which need to be restored, after mine closing, to equivalent land capability in terms of… read more here.
Keywords: topography; lower athabasca; land; alberta canada ... See more keywords
Arsenic speciation in the lower Athabasca River watershed: A geochemical investigation of the dissolved and particulate phases.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.02.004
Abstract: Human and ecosystem health concerns for arsenic (As) in the lower Athabasca River downstream of Athabasca Bituminous Sands (ABS) mining (Alberta, Canada) prompted an investigation to determine its forms in surface and groundwater upstream and… read more here.
Keywords: lower athabasca; groundwater; river; athabasca river ... See more keywords
Numerical prediction of ice-jam profiles in lower Athabasca River
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DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2018-0542
Abstract: A recent study of dynamic ice breakup processes and their erosional potential in the Lower Athabasca River concluded that breakup can result in very large sediment loads, which cannot be predicted at present. As a… read more here.
Keywords: ice jam; ice; lower athabasca; athabasca river ... See more keywords