Use of pre-industrial baselines to assess sources and pathways of metals in surface sediment of floodplain lakes in the Peace-Athabasca Delta (Alberta, Canada)

• Main Author: Owca, Tanner
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Scholars Commons @ Laurier 2019
• Subjects: Alberta Oil Sands; Monitoring; Wood Buffalo National Park; Metals Contaminants; Paleolimnology; Geochemistry; Natural Resources Management and Policy; Water Resource Management; Athabasca River; Canada; Peace-Athabasca Delta; Wood Buffalo
• Online Access: https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/2175; https://scholars.wlu.ca/context/etd/article/3297/viewcontent/Owca_Thesis__2019_.pdf

The effects of natural resources exploitation in northern Canada on downstream aquatic ecosystems is a concern. Assessing these effects requires comprehensive monitoring practices to better inform stakeholders and environmental stewardship decisions. Here, a monitoring approach is developed and appl...