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Precipitation chemistry data handling and preparation [2016]

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Outlines the best practices for compiling, verifying and analyzing precipitation chemistry laboratory results. The practices outlined in this handbook have been adopted from the Global Atmosphere ... More ≫

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Outlines the best practices for compiling, verifying and analyzing precipitation chemistry laboratory results. The practices outlined in this handbook have been adopted from the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) manual for the GAW Precipitation Chemistry Programme. This guidance document should be used to prepare data for submission into Alberta's Ambient Air Quality Data Warehouse and the NatChem database.

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Precipitation chemistry data handling and preparation [2015]

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Outlines the best practices for compiling, verifying and analyzing precipitation chemistry laboratory results. The practices outlined in this handbook have been adopted from the Global Atmosphere ... More ≫

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Outlines the best practices for compiling, verifying and analyzing precipitation chemistry laboratory results. The practices outlined in this handbook have been adopted from the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) manual for the GAW Precipitation Chemistry Programme. This guidance document should be used to prepare data for submission into Alberta's Ambient Air Quality Data Warehouse and the NatChem database.

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2011 acid deposition assessment for Alberta : a report of the acid deposition assessment group

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Alberta has developed an acid deposition management framework to manage acidifying emissions and resulting acid deposition levels and effects. The framework requires an evaluation of provincial ... More ≫

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Alberta has developed an acid deposition management framework to manage acidifying emissions and resulting acid deposition levels and effects. The framework requires an evaluation of provincial acidifying emissions and resulting acid deposition levels and effects. This report presents the results of the 2011 assessment and reflects the current state of knowledge on provincial acidifying emissions and interpretations of resulting acid deposition levels and effects in the province.

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Trends in soil acidification in Alberta based on long term soil acidification monitoring from 1981 to 2010

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Long term soil acidification monitoring was initiated by Alberta Environment in 1981 to track potential effects of acidic atmospheric deposition on soils in Alberta. Two sites per year were ... More ≫

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Long term soil acidification monitoring was initiated by Alberta Environment in 1981 to track potential effects of acidic atmospheric deposition on soils in Alberta. Two sites per year were established for a total of eight sites, with baseline sampling completed in 1984. The sites were established each fall at eight locations in the province, as follows: Fort McMurray, Cold Lake, High Prairie, Bruderheim, Devon, Rocky Mountain House, Esther and Twin Butte. In 2008, a ninth site was added in the Fort Saskatchewan Industrial Heartland area in order to provide a better assessment of acidification impacts from major industrial development and oil sands bitumen upgraders proposed for a region. This report presents the data and statistical analysis of six or seven monitoring events up to 2010.

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The design and assessment of the acid deposition monitoring network in Alberta

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This study was undertaken to assess the current acid deposition monitoring network in Alberta, to rank the importance of the current network's nine stations, and to identify the locations of ... More ≫

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This study was undertaken to assess the current acid deposition monitoring network in Alberta, to rank the importance of the current network's nine stations, and to identify the locations of future optimal monitoring stations for Alberta.

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Site-specific critical loads of acid deposition on soils in the Edmonton 83H West map sheet, Alberta

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The Alberta Acid Deposition Management Framework stipulates that Alberta Environment is responsible for conducting an evaluation of the acid deposition monitoring data in the province, as well as ... More ≫

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The Alberta Acid Deposition Management Framework stipulates that Alberta Environment is responsible for conducting an evaluation of the acid deposition monitoring data in the province, as well as conducting an evaluation of receptor sensitivity. The present study addresses the latter of these two requirements with respect to potentially acid sensitive soils in the Edmonton East Half map sheet. The objective of this receptor sensitivity study is to provide an estimate of the critical load for the soil types and water bodies in the Edmonton West study area. On the basis of these critical loads estimates, a recommendation regarding the sensitivity of the study area as a whole is provided.

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Site-specific critical loads of acid deposition on soils in the Edmonton 83H East map sheet, Alberta

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The Alberta Acid Deposition Management Framework stipulates that Alberta Environment is responsible for conducting an evaluation of the acid deposition monitoring data in the province, as well as ... More ≫

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The Alberta Acid Deposition Management Framework stipulates that Alberta Environment is responsible for conducting an evaluation of the acid deposition monitoring data in the province, as well as conducting an evaluation of receptor sensitivity. The present study addresses the latter of these two requirements with respect to potentially acid sensitive soils in the Edmonton East Half map sheet. The objective of this receptor sensitivity study is to provide an estimate of the critical load for the soil types and water bodies in the Edmonton East study area. On the basis of these critical loads estimates, a recommendation regarding the sensitivity of the study area as a whole is provided.

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Alberta acid deposition management framework [2008]

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The Alberta Acid Deposition Management Framework is intended to identify potential acidification issues at an early stage and establishes a tiered approach to addressing these issues depending on ... More ≫

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The Alberta Acid Deposition Management Framework is intended to identify potential acidification issues at an early stage and establishes a tiered approach to addressing these issues depending on their magnitude.

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Refinement study of dry deposition inference methods used in Alberta

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Reports the results of a study that examined the performance of Alberta Environment’s inference model relative to the Environment Canada model for predicting dry deposition in Alberta and used ... More ≫

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Reports the results of a study that examined the performance of Alberta Environment’s inference model relative to the Environment Canada model for predicting dry deposition in Alberta and used this performance comparison to recommend changes for a number of assumptions and boundary conditions in the Alberta inference model to improve its performance.

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Review of the acid deposition management framework and its implementation

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This document summarizes conclusions and recommendations arising from the review by the ADAG of the 2004 acid deposition assessment and of the 1999 framework.

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