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2016 Horse River wildfire review progress update

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Alberta Agriculture and Forestry commissioned a review after the Horse River wildfire of May 2016 to consider the environmental conditions leading up to and during this extraordinary wildfire, to... More ≫

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Alberta Agriculture and Forestry commissioned a review after the Horse River wildfire of May 2016 to consider the environmental conditions leading up to and during this extraordinary wildfire, to evaluate the readiness and level of preparedness prior to May 1, and to evaluate the response of the department to the wildfire. This update provides information on the actions take and progress made by the department in response to the recommendations made in the review's final report.

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Horse River Wildfire response : environmental monitoring, public health assessment and ecological screening technical summary document

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This report was prepared to assess whether the soil and air quality in Fort McMurray and surrounding areas met ecological and human health guidelines during the response to the Horse River... More ≫

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This report was prepared to assess whether the soil and air quality in Fort McMurray and surrounding areas met ecological and human health guidelines during the response to the Horse River Wildfire of 2016 and after clean-up of the debris and damage that remained. The first part of the report includes high-level summaries from literature reviews on the contaminants of potential concerns from wildfire smoke and ash and their impacts on soil and human health. The second part includes the identification of potential risks to human and ecological health from ash and soil in fire affected areas, a health risk assessment of potential ash migration into residential gardens, an overview of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo's remedial program, and a post-cleanup health risk assessment based on the post remedial soil sampling program results.

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Fort McMurray reentry : preliminary air quality data

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This technical document was prepared to provide preliminary information on particulate matter impacts on air quality during re-entry into an urban area after it was severely impacted by wildfire.

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Horse River Wildfire May 2016 : updated preliminary air quality assessment

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This technical report provides updated preliminary air quality data and interpretation from the communities affected by the Horse River wildfire. It includes preliminary air data from five air... More ≫

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This technical report provides updated preliminary air quality data and interpretation from the communities affected by the Horse River wildfire. It includes preliminary air data from five air quality monitoring stations in the Wood Buffalo Environmental Association network, and five temporary or mobile stations, from April 24th to May 30, 2016. Data is preliminary and has not undergone a complete quality control, as it represents what was available to Alberta Health during the wildfire.

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