Plant Health and Contaminants, Oil Sands Region
Plant health assessments and vegetation surveys are undertaken at both terrestrial and wetland sites in the oil sands region and in reference areas. Plant monitoring is being conducted for biodiversity and contaminants, and because plants are important both as wildlife habitat and as traditional-use species. Plant and soil samples are collected at monitoring sites near and at varying distances from oil sands operations. Plant tissues are being examined for levels of naphthenic acids (NAs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals. Plant indicator species include Vaccinium spp. (blueberry), Ledum groenlandicum (Labrador tea), Arctostaphyllos uva-ursi (common bearberry), and Cornus canadensis (bunchberry). Soil samples from riparian banks and boreal forest locations are also collected for greenhouse studies. These experiments evaluate the uptake, distribution, and toxicity of the contaminants in plant tissue.
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eng; CAN
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http://ec.gc.ca
Data identification
- Title
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Plant Health and Contaminants, Oil Sands Region
- Date (Publication)
- 2013-10-04
- Date (Creation)
- 2012-10-02
- Status
- On going
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eng; CAN
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- UTF8
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- Environment
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- As needed
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
6113-998-0458
613-998-0458
Keywords
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oil sands, monitoring, biodiversity, contaminants, plants and soil
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Observation/Measurement
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Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
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Oil sands
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Game (Wildlife)
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ECCC Information Category EN
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Nature and Biodiversity - Contaminants
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Business Functions
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Protect Species Well-Being
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Assess Status of Species
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Geography
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Prairie - Alberta (AB)
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external.theme.EC_Branch
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Science and Technology Branch
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external.theme.EC_Directorate
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Wildlife and Landscape Science
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external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
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1.3.2. Ecosystem Assessment and Approaches
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external.theme.GC_Security_Level
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Unclassified
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- Use Limitation
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Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
- Access Constraints
- License
- Use Constraints
- License
- Begin Date
- 2012-01-01
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))
Ref. system Reference Systems
- Reference system identifier
- https://epsg.io / EPSG:4326 /
Distribution
http://ec.gc.ca
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