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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Date ( RI_367 )
2013-10-04
Date ( RI_366 )
2012-10-02
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Bruce Pauli ( Chief Ecosystem Health Research )
1125 Colonel By Drive , Ottawa , Ontario , K1A 0H3 , Canada
613-998-6690
6113-998-0458
RI_419
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Lukas Mundy ( Ecosystems Health Research )
1125 Colonel By Drive , Ottawa , Ontario , K1A 0H3 , Canada
613-998-0027
613-998-0458
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
RI_414
  Government of Canada - ( )
Canada
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • oil sands, monitoring, biodiversity, contaminants, plants and soil
  • Observation/Measurement
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Oil sands
  • Game (Wildlife)
ECCC Information Category EN ECCC Information Category FR ( RI_528 )
  • Nature and Biodiversity - Contaminants
Business Functions Fonctions de l'entreprise ( RI_528 )
  • Protect Species Well-Being
  • Assess Status of Species
Geography Portée Géographique ( Place )
  • Prairie - Alberta (AB)
external.theme.EC_Branch local.theme.external.theme.EC_Branch ( RI_528 )
  • Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate local.theme.external.theme.EC_Directorate ( RI_528 )
  • Wildlife and Landscape Science
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA local.theme.external.theme.EC_Program_PAA ( RI_528 )
  • 1.3.2. Ecosystem Assessment and Approaches
external.theme.GC_Security_Level local.theme.external.theme.GC_Security_Level ( RI_528 )
  • Unclassified
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
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vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN
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Topic category
  • Environment
Begin date
2012-01-01
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https://epsg.io / EPSG:4326 /
RI_412
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 ,
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
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2025-04-02T15:05:23.073Z
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RI_418
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 ,
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

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