H14A:
Advances in Oil Sands Reclamation Research Posters

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Session ID#: 6896

Session Description:
Oil sand extraction activities in Northern Alberta result in large-scale removal of the surficial landscape. Accordingly, post-extraction reclamation of these areas requires that entire landforms and drainage systems be reconstructed. Until recently, reclamation research has mostly focused on performance assessment conducted on a smaller scale; however it is becoming more urgent to adopt a watershed-scale approach to research in post-extraction landscapes in order to evaluate the efficacy of current closure landscape designs. Characterizing the fluxes and stores of water and solutes both within the laboratory and in the field contribute to the understanding of watershed-scale hydrological and geochemical regimes in these constructed ecosystems.

The goal of this session is to bring together current research pertaining to reclamation of post-extraction oil sands landscapes conducted at different scales (laboratory to hillslope to watershed) to provide a balanced assessment of the current state of oil sands reclamation research.

OSPA Liaison:  Jonathan S Price, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Chairs:  Jonathan S Price, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada and Scott J Ketcheson, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Primary Convener:  Jonathan S Price, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Convener:  Scott J Ketcheson, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Index Terms:

1804 Catchment [HYDROLOGY]
1829 Groundwater hydrology [HYDROLOGY]
1832 Groundwater transport [HYDROLOGY]
1865 Soils [HYDROLOGY]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

 
H14A-0184
Transport of oil sands process-affected water from tailings sands to a constructed fen peatland (36635)
Eric D Kessel1, Jonathan S Price2 and Scott J Ketcheson2, (1)University of Waterloo, Geography and Environmental Management, Waterloo, ON, Canada, (2)University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
 
H14A-0185
Assessment the pools and potential redistribution of sodium in a constructed fen peatland system (36183)
Rubi Simhayov and Jonathan S Price, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
 
H14A-0186
A Comparison of Soil Nitrogen Availability Between a Post Mined Reclaimed Wetland and Two Natural Wetlands in Fort McMurray, Alberta. (34585)
Chelsea Thorne, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, Sean Kevin Carey, McMaster University, School of Earth, Environment and Society, Hamilton, ON, Canada, Elyn Humphreys, Carleton University, Geography & Environmental Studies, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Merrin L Macrae, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada and Richard M Petrone, University of Waterloo, Geography and Environmental Management, Waterloo, ON, Canada
 
H14A-0187
Understanding Flow Pathways, Major Chemical Transformations and Water Sources Using Hydrochemical and Hydrometric Data in a Constructed Fen, Fort McMurray Alberta (34577)
Kelly Biagi1, Sean Kevin Carey2, Dr. Erin M Nicholls, PhD2 and Carl A Mendoza3, (1)Brock University, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, St Catharines, ON, Canada, (2)McMaster University, School of Earth, Environment and Society, Hamilton, ON, Canada, (3)University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
 
H14A-0188
Microfossil Biomonitors of Reclamation Success (35523)
Francine M G McCarthy1, Caitlin Garner1 and Lisa Neville2, (1)Brock Univ, St Catharines, ON, Canada, (2)Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary, Canada
 
H14A-0190
Introduction to Soil Bioengineering Applications for Mining Reclamation of Re-Constructed Waterways within Alberta Oil Sands Overburden Mine Dumps (33121)
Pierre Raymond, Terra Erosion Control Ltd., Nelson, BC, Canada
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