[HTML][HTML] Spatio-temporal variations in dissolved trace elements in peat bog porewaters impacted by dust inputs from open-pit mining activities in the Athabasca …

SA Butt, F Barraza, K Devito, L Frost, MB Javed… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Considerable volumes of dust are generated from open-pit bitumen mining operations in
northern Alberta, Canada. The reactive mineral phases of these dust particles can …

[HTML][HTML] Are bog plant/lichen tissue concentrations of Ca, Mg, K, and P affected by fugitive dust released from oil sands development in the Fort McMurray region of …

RK Wieder, KD Scott, MA Vile, C Herron - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Bogs are ombrotrophic, relying solely on atmospheric deposition for new inputs of elements.
Increased element deposition through anthropogenic activities has the potential to alter …

Oil Sands Wetland Ecosystem Monitoring Program Indicators in Alberta, Canada: Transitioning from Pilot to Long-Term Monitoring

C Mahoney, J Montgomery, S Connor, D Cobbaert - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Boreal wetlands within the oil sands region of Alberta, Canada, are subject to natural and
anthropogenic pressures, resulting in the need for monitoring these sensitive ecosystems to …

Trace elements in the culturally significant plant Sarracenia purpurea in proximity to dust sources in the oil sands region of Alberta, Canada

JM Dennett, A Dersch, CPF Nation, F Barraza… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Accessible populations of plants are critical to the meaningful exercise of Aboriginal and
treaty rights in Canada. In the oil sands region of Alberta, populations of culturally significant …