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Human health risks associated with surface water impacts after a wildfire : problem formulation

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Presents findings of a study to complete a problem formulation for human health risks associated with surface water impacts after a wildfire. The main goal of the work was to better understand and... More ≫

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Presents findings of a study to complete a problem formulation for human health risks associated with surface water impacts after a wildfire. The main goal of the work was to better understand and assess potential human health risks from the Horse River Wildfire on surface water bodies that serve as drinking and recreational water sources and apply learnings to future wildfires. Five recommendations are provided, including a review of facilities in Alberta that are most susceptible to wildfire associated surface water risk and generation of a small suite of key indicator compounds to help notify water users of the wildfire related impacts to water.

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Oil Sands Monitoring Program : recommendation report (part 2 of 2)

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This report presents recommendations for the steps that should be taken by the Oils Sands Monitoring Program to: address the priority key questions that were identified as rising out of seven... More ≫

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This report presents recommendations for the steps that should be taken by the Oils Sands Monitoring Program to: address the priority key questions that were identified as rising out of seven workshops held between the end of October 2018 and early February 2019; achieve the program's objectives; and integrate the program in a manner consistent with its operational framework agreement.

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Oil Sands Monitoring Program : integration workshop reports (part 1 of 2)

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This report provides the results of seven technical integration workshops sponsored by the Oil Sands Monitoring program for the 2018-2019 fiscal year held between the end of October 2018 and early... More ≫

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This report provides the results of seven technical integration workshops sponsored by the Oil Sands Monitoring program for the 2018-2019 fiscal year held between the end of October 2018 and early February 2019. The seven workshops covered the following topics : terrestrial biological monitoring; groundwater; surface water and aquatic biology; atmospheric deposition, geospatial science, mercury, and predictive modelling. This report is a summary of detailed notes taken during each workshop.

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Upper Athabasca effluent characterization

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This report presents an analysis of available data and literature to gain an understanding of effluent quality in the Upper Athabasca River. Based on this analysis, variables of concern were... More ≫

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This report presents an analysis of available data and literature to gain an understanding of effluent quality in the Upper Athabasca River. Based on this analysis, variables of concern were identified and recommendations for future effluent monitoring programs were developed. The study compiled, analyzed and evaluated data and information on effluent quality from two municipalities, two coal mines and five pulp mills discharging into the mainstem Athabasca River in the Upper Athabasca Region.

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Upper Athabasca Region water supply and allocation study : final report

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This study provides an overview of streamflows and water allocations in the Upper Athabasca Region of Alberta, which encompasses the upper catchment of the Athabasca River. The overall objective... More ≫

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This study provides an overview of streamflows and water allocations in the Upper Athabasca Region of Alberta, which encompasses the upper catchment of the Athabasca River. The overall objective was to gain a better understanding of the current state of surface water resources in the region by completing an analysis of historical streamflow and surface water allocations over the most recent, minimum 30-year period for which a complete and reliable dataset is available (1983 to 2013 for streamflows, and 1983 to 2017 for allocation data). It is important to note that the scope of this study was limited to surface water and does not include any analysis or consideration of groundwater supply and allocations.

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Guidelines for quality assurance and quality control in surface water quality programs in Alberta

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This document recommends quality assurance and control guidelines for all water and sediment sampling programs conducted by aquatic scientists in the Alberta government. To make sure that all data... More ≫

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This document recommends quality assurance and control guidelines for all water and sediment sampling programs conducted by aquatic scientists in the Alberta government. To make sure that all data generated on various projects are reliable, quality assurance and quality control must be included in sampling designs for all water quality monitoring projects; quality control data should be interpreted in project reports. While this document is intended primarily for the staff of the Alberta government and their partners and consulting firms conducting studies for the government, it would also be useful for anyone doing water quality studies.

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