Towards developing a functional-based approach for constructed peatlands evaluation in the Alberta oil sands region, Canada

F Nwaishi, RM Petrone, JS Price, R Andersen - Wetlands, 2015 - Springer
Peatlands support vital ecosystem services such as water regulation, specific habitat
provisions and carbon storage. In Canada, anthropogenic disturbance from energy …

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

EC Horb, GR Wentworth, PA Makar… - Integrated …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 deposition of nitrogen, sulfur and base cations in jack pine stands in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Alberta, Canada

ME Fenn, A Bytnerowicz, SL Schilling, CS Ross - Environmental Pollution, 2015 - Elsevier
Atmospheric deposition in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region decreased exponentially with
distance from the industrial center. Throughfall deposition (kg ha− 1 yr− 1) of NH 4–N (. 8 …

[HTML][HTML] Using stable isotopes to trace sources and formation processes of sulfate aerosols from Beijing, China

X Han, Q Guo, C Liu, P Fu, H Strauss, J Yang, J Hu… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Particulate pollution from anthropogenic and natural sources is a severe problem in China.
Sulfur and oxygen isotopes of aerosol sulfate (δ34Ssulfate and δ18Osulfate) and water …

Long-term nitrogen and sulfur deposition increased root-associated pathogen diversity and changed mutualistic fungal diversity in a boreal forest

Y Wu, JH Kwak, J Karst, M Ni, Y Yan, X Lv, J Xu… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) deposition can change above-and belowground
biodiversity, including root-associated fungi that are tightly linked to plant fitness. We …

Fugitive emissions of volatile organic compounds from a tailings pond in the Oil Sands region of Alberta

SG Moussa, RM Staebler, Y You… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Tailings ponds in the oil sands (OS) region in Alberta, Canada, have been associated with
fugitive emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other pollutants to the …

The importance of atmospheric base cation deposition for preventing soil acidification in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region of Canada

SA Watmough, CJ Whitfield, ME Fenn - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
Industrial activities in the oil sands region of Alberta, Canada have resulted in greatly
elevated emissions of SO 2 and N (NO x and NH 3) and there are concerns over possible …

Oil sands development and its impact on atmospheric wet deposition of air pollutants to the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Alberta, Canada

MM Lynam, JT Dvonch, JA Barres, M Morishita… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Characterization of air pollutant deposition resulting from Athabasca oil sands
development is necessary to assess risk to humans and the environment. To investigate this …

The abatement of acid rain in Guizhou province, southwestern China: Implication from sulfur and oxygen isotopes

Z Yan, X Han, Y Lang, Q Guo, S Li - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
The high frequency of acid rain in southern China has captured public and official concern
since 1980s. Subsequently, gas emission reduction measures have been implemented to …

Origin and geochemistry of saline spring waters in the Athabasca oil sands region, Alberta, Canada

AE Gue, B Mayer, SE Grasby - Applied Geochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
The geochemistry of saline spring waters in the Athabasca oil sands region (AOSR) in
Alberta (Canada) discharging from Devonian carbonate rocks into the Athabasca and …