A decadal synthesis of atmospheric emissions, ambient air quality, and deposition in the oil sands region

EC Horb, GR Wentworth, PA Makar… - Integrated …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
This review is part of a series synthesizing peer‐reviewed literature from the past decade on
environmental monitoring in the oil sands region (OSR) of northeastern Alberta. It focuses on …

Atmospheric change as a driver of change in the Canadian boreal zone1

ACY Yeung, A Paltsev, A Daigle… - Environmental …, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
Global anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and hazardous air pollutants have
produced broad yet regionally disparate changes in climatic conditions and pollutant …

Satellite-based mapping for seasonal variations of air pollution and its environmental effects in Odisha

S Pal, A Sharma - Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2024 - Springer
Air pollution is an important global environmental issue impacting public health across the
world. Innovative satellite-based technology has revolutionized the monitoring of air …

[HTML][HTML] Emissions database development and dispersion model predictions of airborne particulate elements in the Canadian Athabasca oil sands region

F Yang, I Cheng, R Xiao, X Qiu, L Zhang - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
This study developed an emission inventory for 29 elements in PM 2.5 and PM 2.5-10
covering an area of approximately 300 by 420 km 2 in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region in …

[HTML][HTML] Introduction to the virtual special issue monitoring ecological responses to air quality and atmospheric deposition in the Athabasca Oil Sands region the wood …

KR Foster, C Davidson, RN Tanna, D Spink - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The expansion of oil sands resource development in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region in the
early 1990's led to concerns regarding the potential ecological and health effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Forest health effects due to atmospheric deposition: Findings from long-term forest health monitoring in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region

CJ Davidson, KR Foster, RN Tanna - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Oil sands developments release acidifying compounds (SO 2 and NO 2) with the potential
for acidifying deposition and impacts to forest health. This article integrates the findings …

Contribution of emissions from the oil sands activities in Alberta, Canada to atmospheric concentration and deposition of nitrogen and sulfur species at a downwind …

Y You, JM O'Brien, AS Cole, L Zhang, Z He, J Feng… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Oil sands activities in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region in Alberta, Canada, are large sources
of atmospheric NO x and SO 2. This study investigated the impact of oil sands emissions on …

Developing and applying control charts to detect changes in water chemistry parameters measured in the Athabasca River near the oil sands: A tool for surveillance …

TJ Arciszewski, RR Hazewinkel… - Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Control charting is a simple technique to identify change and is well suited for use in water
quality programs. Control charts accounting for covariation associated with discharge and in …

Increased size and relative abundance of migratory fishes observed near the Athabasca oil sands

TJ Arciszewski, KR Munkittrick, BW Kilgour, HM Keith… - Facets, 2017 - facetsjournal.com
Responses to chemical and physical stressors are commonly expected among organisms
residing near the Athabasca oil sands. Physiological effects have been observed in fishes …

Acid wet-deposition modeling sensitivity to WRF-CMAQ planetary boundary layer schemes and exceedance of critical loads over an industrializing coastal valley in …

C Onwukwe, PL Jackson - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Computational tools used to implement the critical-load approach of atmospheric deposition
impact often do not elucidate modeling uncertainty making it difficult for environmental policy …