Have atmospheric emissions from the Athabasca Oil Sands impacted lakes in northeastern Alberta, Canada?

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Hazewinkel, Roderick R.O., Wolfe, Alexander P., Pla, Sergi, Curtis, Chris, Hadley, Kris
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2008
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Fort McMurray; Canada; Boreal Lake
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f08-074; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/F08-074; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/F08-074

The rate of bitumen extraction in northeastern Alberta, Canada, is outpacing the state of ecological understanding of the region, so that the extent of potential disturbances caused by atmospheric deposition remains largely unknown. Atmospheric SO 2 emissions from the Fort McMurray region of Alberta...