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Review of documents pertaining to the Alberta Environment mobile laboratory Lethbridge area livestock operations air monitoring survey and response from the Chinook Health Region

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Alberta Environment conducted a mobile air quality monitoring survey near livestock feeding operations in the Lethbridge area from September 1998 to July 1999, in response to concerns voiced by... More ≫

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Alberta Environment conducted a mobile air quality monitoring survey near livestock feeding operations in the Lethbridge area from September 1998 to July 1999, in response to concerns voiced by local residents about odours from livestock feeding operations as well as a proposal for a hog processing plant in the Lethbridge area. Following the public release of the Alberta Environment report and a critique by the Chinook Health Region, a request was made by Alberta Environment for this independent review of the Alberta Environment study and the Chinook Health Region critique.

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Lethbridge rattlesnake conservation project : 2003 progress report

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Lethbridge is at the western edge of prairie rattlesnake range in Canada. Continued expansion of the city has resulted in a substantial loss of suitable rattlesnake habitat and special efforts are... More ≫

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Lethbridge is at the western edge of prairie rattlesnake range in Canada. Continued expansion of the city has resulted in a substantial loss of suitable rattlesnake habitat and special efforts are necessary to maintain a sustainable population of rattlesnakes in Lethbridge. Recovery efforts focused on establishing a population of rattlesnakes in a newly-constructed artificial hibernaculum in Cottonwood Park. This report summarizes conservation efforts initiated in 2001 and continued through 2003.

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Lethbridge prairie rattlesnake conservation project : 2002/2003 progress report

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Lethbridge is at the western edge of prairie rattlesnake range in Canada. Continued expansion of the city has resulted in a substantial loss of suitable rattlesnake habitat and special efforts are... More ≫

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Lethbridge is at the western edge of prairie rattlesnake range in Canada. Continued expansion of the city has resulted in a substantial loss of suitable rattlesnake habitat and special efforts are necessary to maintain a sustainable population of rattlesnakes in Lethbridge. Recovery efforts focused on establishing a population of rattlesnakes in a newly-constructed artificial hibernaculum in Cottonwood Park. This report provides a summary of progress and results based on recommendations from 2001, and outlines current and future management and recovery strategies aimed at maintaining the Lethbridge prairie rattlesnake population.

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Air quality monitoring near livestock feeding operations in the Lethbridge area : September 1998 to July 1999

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Alberta Environment conducted a mobile, ambient air quality survey in the Counties of Lethbridge and Warner for a period of ten days over four seasons between September 1998 and July 1999. The... More ≫

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Alberta Environment conducted a mobile, ambient air quality survey in the Counties of Lethbridge and Warner for a period of ten days over four seasons between September 1998 and July 1999. The survey was in response to public complaints about odours in the area from livestock feeding operations. The survey found that concentrations of all compounds monitored during the survey were within Alberta’s Ambient Air Quality Guidelines, with two exceptions. Both exceptions involved hydrogen sulphide. In each case the levels were recorded close to the source of odour.

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Soil survey of Lethbridge and Pincher Creek sheets

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The report and accompanying maps describe the properties of the surface and subsoil of the various types, topography, drainage, water supply, fertility invoice of the soils and alkali problems in... More ≫

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The report and accompanying maps describe the properties of the surface and subsoil of the various types, topography, drainage, water supply, fertility invoice of the soils and alkali problems in the Lethbridge and Pincher Creek region in southwestern Alberta. It also contains a brief discussion of the climate and agricultural development of the area together with the important farm crops and transportation facilities.

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