Remediation and Reclamation

Date Project Name
2023 Preparing Variance Justifications for Weeds and Problematic Species on Wellsites and Associated Facilities on Forested Land
2023 Evaluation Of Reclamation Practices On Peatland Wellsites – Research Program Site Selection, Re-Evaluation Of Objectives And Sampling Methodology
2019 Plant Uptake of Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Salt (NaCl) and Derivation of Soil-to-Plant Uptake Factors
2020 Salt Affected Soils: Quantifying Impacts To Develop Scientifically Based Remediation Criteria For Alberta
2018 Regulatory Approval of Tier 2 Tools
2019 Regional Background Soil Quality Assessment Methodology Report
2018 Optimization of Cost-Effective and Functionally Effective Vegetation Management Solutions for Forest Reclamation
2019 Assessment of Remote Sensing Technologies for Regional Reclamation Monitoring in Alberta
2017 Monitoring Wetland Vegetation and Reclamation Across Space and Time
2019 Low Probability Receptor
2017 Groundwater Metals Potentially Associated with Oilfield Wellsites
2017 Evaluation of Background Metal Concentrations for Shallow Groundwater in Alberta
2017 Development of Remote Sensing Techniques for Regional Reclamation Monitoring of Peatlands in Alberta
2019 Development of a Proposed Ecological Direct Soil Contact Selenium Guideline and Supporting Research
2017 Characterizing the Influence of Clay Pads on Toluene Biogenesis in Peatlands
2015 Soil Remediation Guidelines for Boron: Environmental and Human Health
2016 Salt-Affected Wellsite Closure Project, Scientific Rationale
2015 Salt-Affected Wellsite Closure Project, Background Report
2016 Salt Affected Soils Well Site Reclamation Implications
2016 Soil Quality Guidelines for Selected Trace Metals
2016 Proposed Soil Quality Guidelines Cobalt Environmental and Human Health Effects
2016 Proposed Soil Quality Guidelines Beryllium Environmental Health Effects
2016 Proposed Soil Quality Guidelines Antimony Environmental and Human Health Effects
2016 Evaluation of Background Metal Concentrations in Alberta Soils
2016 Development of an Ecological Contact Soil Selenium Guideline
2014 Using Laboratory Saturation Percentages to Estimate Soil Texture
2013 Updates and Upgrades to Alberta Environment Subsoil Salinity Tool (SST) Software and Manual (Help File Version 2.5.3)
2014 Proposed Soil Quality Guidelines Molybdenum Environmental and Human Health Effects
2013 Proposed Exclusion Depths for the Ecological Direct Contact Exposure Pathway at Remote Alberta Green Zone Sites
2014 Peer Review of PTAC Report: “Synthesis of SAR/Hydraulic Conductivity Data from Multiple Column Studies Coupled with Three-Dimensional Transport Modelling to Support Framework for Subsoil SAR Guidelines”
2014 Long-term Revegetation Success of Industry Reclamation Techniques for Native Grassland: Northern Fescue Natural Subregion
2013 Green Zone Sunsboil Guideline Project: Residual Saturation, Fire/Explosion Hazard and Hydrophobicity
2015 Development of a Reduced Analytical Suite of Upstream Oilfield Metals for Groundwater Monitoring
2014 Comparison of Vapour Emissions from Remediation by Ex‐Situ Excavation and Landfill Disposal 2013 Summary Report
2014 A Rapid Bioassay for Predicting Toxicity of PHC-Contaminated Soil, Phase 3
2012 Vapour Emissions During Ex Situ Remediation Activities: Model Calibration, Evaluation of Biofilters, and Screening Tool Development
2012 Validation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Stratified Remediation Subsoil Criteria
2013 Subsoil SAR and Sulfate Manual Sections for Subsoil Salinity Tool (SST)
2015 Revegetation and Ecohydrologic Responses After Removal of Fill From Roads and Pads in Fen Peatlands
2013 Recovery Strategies for Industrial Development in Native Prairie for the Mixed Grass Natural Subregion of Alberta
2015 Evaluating the Revegetation Success of Foothills Fescue Grassland
2012 Ecotoxicity of Weathered PHC F2 – Phase 2
2013 Eco-Toxicity of Sulphate Relative to Chloride – MEMS report
2013 Eco-Toxicity of Sulphate Relative to Chloride – Exova
2014 Development of a Chloride Water Quality Guideline Incorporating Hardness Modifying Factors
2012 Assessment of the Significance of Vapour Emissions During Ex Situ Remediation Activities Compared to Landfill Disposal, 2012 Update
2018 Assessment of Potential for a List of Vegetation Species To be Used as an Indicator of High Water Table or Groundwater Discharge in the Mixed Grass Prairie
2019 Native Prairie Protocol for Salt-Affected Wellsites
2022 Agronomic Receptor Evaluation for Direct Soil Contact – Stage 1 & 2
2023 Evaluation of Reclamation Practices on Forested Upland and Peatland Wellsites
2022 Re-Evaluation of F2 and F3 Petroleum Hydrocarbon Management Limits
2022 Standardizing Risk Assessment Approaches Based on Residual Mass vs. Numerical Endpoints
2019 Remediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil and Groundwater using Heat-Activated Nano Stimulators
2020 Agronomic Salinity Phase 2B
2022 Analysis of Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments Associated with Drilling Waste Disposal Locations (Salt Calculations and DST Default Chloride Concentration)
2023 Preparing Variance Justifications for Reclamation Certification of Wellsites and Associated Facilities on Forested Land
2022 Certification of Mineral Soil Pads in the Boreal Region – Decision Framework and Support Tools
2022 Identification and Characterization of Abandoned Padded Wellsites Using Remote Sensing
2023 Alberta Background Soil Quality System Project Phase 1
2022 Development of a Long-Term Chloride Water Quality Guideline Incorporating Hardness-Modifying Factors (FWAL)
2023 Soil and Groundwater Guideline Calculator
2022 Regulatory Approval of Risk Tools Shallow Groundwater Guidelines to Protect Underlying DUA
2019 Low Probability Receptor Demonstration Project
2022 Factors That Result in Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Development on Padded Sites in Peatlands Pilot Study
2013 Alternative Process for Developing a Tier 2 SSRO
2012 When is reclamation success achieved, using the 2010 Reclamation Criteria as a guide?
2011 Vegetative and Soil Mesofaunal Changes at Boreal Peatland Field Sites from Produced Water Spills: Implications for the Environmental Assessment and Remediation of Upstream Oil and Gas Sites
2012 The Modern Practices of Hydraulic Fracturing: A Focus on Canadian Resources
2012 Synthesis of SAR/Hydraulic Conductivity Data from Multiple Column Studies Coupled with Three-Dimensional Transport Modeling to Support Framework for Subsoil SAR Guidelines
2012 Sulfate Adsorption and Desorption Properties of Alberta Soils and Their Relevance to Transport Properties and Leaching / Redistribution Rates
2012 Standardization of an Analytical Method to Differentiate Petrogenic and Biogenic Inputs in Contaminated and Background Soils
2011 A Simplified Microtox Bioassay Procedure for Drilling Waste Testing
2012 A Rapid Bioassay for Predicting Toxicity of PHC-Contaminated Soil, Phase 2
2012 Strategies for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Reclamation Successes on Native Landscapes
2010 Soil and Groundwater Remediation Guidelines for Monoethanolamine and Diethanolamine
2011 A Rapid Bioassay for Predicting Toxicity of PHC Contaminated Soil, Phase 1
2010 Condensation and Photolytic Degradation of BTEX from the Oil and Gas Industry – Year 1 Report
2010 Soil and Groundwater Remediation Guidelines for Diethylene Glycol and Triethylene Glycol