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March 11, 2014
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Alberta Environment is setting strict limits on how much water oil sands companies can remove from the Athabasca River under a new framework that sets maximum withdrawals. With this unprecedented...
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January 16, 2013
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Environmental assessment registry documents pertaining to the proposed Parsons Creek Aggregates Parsons Creek Aggregates Limestone Quarry Project. The proposal is for a limestone quarry with...
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February 1, 2010
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An expert selenium fisheries panel was convened in 2007 to provide both government and industry stakeholders with an independent review. This final report, the last of three commissioned by the...
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March 1, 2009
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Since the early 1950s, large rivers throughout the Province of Alberta have been subjected to regular monthly sampling for a broad suite of water quality parameters. Althought water quality...
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February 1, 2007
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This Water Management Framework is designed to protect the ecological integrity of the lower Athabasca River during oil sands development. It represents the work of Alberta Environment and...
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February 1, 2004
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Studies of contaminant distributions by the Northern River Basins Study (NRBS) revealed high levels of PCBs in fish in the upper Athabasca and in the Wapiti-Smoky rivers, relative to other areas...
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February 1, 2000
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This wildlife status report looks at the pygmy whitefish, a small, slim whitefish in Alberta that has been collected in specific habitats from only two locations in the province: Upper Waterton...
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January 1, 1992
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One chlorinated anisole and three chlorinated veratroles have been identified an extracts of Athabasca River water collected in the winter downstream from a bleached kraft pulp mill effluent. The...
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October 1, 1991
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The objectives of this report were to document the results of the first five years of zoobenthic monitoring (1983-1987), to assess their value and to evaluate the sampling design.
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November 1, 1990
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This document contains copies of maps, graphs, and diagrams used for a lecture given to the Limnology undergraduate course in the Department of Zoology, University of Alberta, in November 1990.