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

• Main Authors: Hazewinkel, RRO, Wolfe, AP, Pla, S, Curtis, C, Hadley, K
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: NATL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA-N R C RESEARCH PRESS 2008
• Subjects: NITROGEN DEPOSITION; ARCTIC LAKES; ACID-RAIN; ACIDIFICATION; PHOSPHORUS; DIATOM; MODEL; CONSEQUENCES; ASSEMBLAGES; FOREST; Arctic; Boreal Lake; Canada; Fort McMurray; Climate change
• Online Access: http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/70484/

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 SO2 emissions from the Fort McMurray region of Alberta...