Toxicity of saline groundwater from Syncrude's Lease 17 to fish and benthic macroinvertebrates
The mining of the tar sands which are included in the area to be developed by Syncrude Canada Ltd. will require the dewatering of the mine pits. This will involve the pumping of large volumes of saline groundwater. Present plans call for its eventual disposal through Ruth Lake, the Poplar River and,...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:10670/1.hcx4wn 2023-05-15T15:26:03+02:00 Toxicity of saline groundwater from Syncrude's Lease 17 to fish and benthic macroinvertebrates Peltzner, A. McMahon, B. McCart, P. Walder, G. 1977-01-01 https://doi.org/10.7939/R3HD7NT2W https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/8fc3295d-9393-429e-bda2-ef76b99d96ce en eng doi:10.7939/R3HD7NT2W 10670/1.hcx4wn https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/8fc3295d-9393-429e-bda2-ef76b99d96ce other ERA : Education and Research Archive envir geo Other https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_1843/ 1977 fttriple https://doi.org/10.7939/R3HD7NT2W 2023-01-22T18:35:00Z The mining of the tar sands which are included in the area to be developed by Syncrude Canada Ltd. will require the dewatering of the mine pits. This will involve the pumping of large volumes of saline groundwater. Present plans call for its eventual disposal through Ruth Lake, the Poplar River and, finally, the Athabasca River. This study was designed to determine whether groundwater from the mine area is toxic to aquatic organisms and, if so, the concentrations at which this toxicity is expressed. A variety of species, including both fish and aquatic insects, was tested to determine the range of sensitivity among aquatic animals. The resultant data can, with some qualifications, be used to estimate the maximum safe concentrations of groundwater which can be added to natural waters with minimal risk of toxic effects. Other/Unknown Material Athabasca River Unknown Athabasca River Canada |
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The mining of the tar sands which are included in the area to be developed by Syncrude Canada Ltd. will require the dewatering of the mine pits. This will involve the pumping of large volumes of saline groundwater. Present plans call for its eventual disposal through Ruth Lake, the Poplar River and, finally, the Athabasca River. This study was designed to determine whether groundwater from the mine area is toxic to aquatic organisms and, if so, the concentrations at which this toxicity is expressed. A variety of species, including both fish and aquatic insects, was tested to determine the range of sensitivity among aquatic animals. The resultant data can, with some qualifications, be used to estimate the maximum safe concentrations of groundwater which can be added to natural waters with minimal risk of toxic effects. |
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Toxicity of saline groundwater from Syncrude's Lease 17 to fish and benthic macroinvertebrates |
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Toxicity of saline groundwater from Syncrude's Lease 17 to fish and benthic macroinvertebrates |
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Toxicity of saline groundwater from Syncrude's Lease 17 to fish and benthic macroinvertebrates |
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Toxicity of saline groundwater from Syncrude's Lease 17 to fish and benthic macroinvertebrates |
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Toxicity of saline groundwater from Syncrude's Lease 17 to fish and benthic macroinvertebrates |
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toxicity of saline groundwater from syncrude's lease 17 to fish and benthic macroinvertebrates |
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