Snow and Wet Precipitation, Oil Sands Region

Snow and Wet Precipitation, Oil Sands Region Assess the importance of atmospheric deposition of contaminants as a contributor to ecological impacts of oil sands development and identify sources. • Use snowpack measurements sampled across a gridwork to develop maps of winter-time atmospheric contaminant loadings for the region ~100 km from the major upgrading facilities • Assess long-term trends in winter-time atmospheric deposition • Determine the potential impact of wintertime snowpack mercury loads on tributary river water mercury concentrations (Spring Freshet) using Geographic Information System and hydrological modelling approaches • Compare snowpack loadings to those obtained from precipitation monitoring and compare spatial patterns to PAC air measurements obtained from passive sampling network 2022-05-20 Environment and Climate Change Canada jane.kirk@canada.ca Nature and EnvironmentWater - QualityObservation/MeasurementAssess Toxicity; Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and WasteMonitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air; Water; Soil; BiotaPrairie - Alberta (AB)Prairie - Saskatchewan (SK)Territories - Northwest Territories (NT)PrecipitationOil sandsSnow Snow and Wet Precipitation Data (English)CSV http://donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/substances/monitor/snow-and-wet-precipitation-oil-sands-region/?lang=en Snow and Wet Precipitation Data (French)CSV http://donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/substances/monitor/snow-and-wet-precipitation-oil-sands-region/?lang=fr Snow and Wet PrecipitationESRI REST https://maps-cartes.ec.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/OSM/MapServer/20 Snow and Wet PrecipitationESRI REST https://maps-cartes.ec.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/OSM/MapServer/42 Snow and Wet PrecipitationWMS https://maps-cartes.ec.gc.ca/arcgis/services/OSM/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&layers=25&legend_format=image/png&feature_info_type=text/html Snow and Wet PrecipitationWMS https://maps-cartes.ec.gc.ca/arcgis/services/OSM/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&layers=3&legend_format=image/png&feature_info_type=text/html View ECCC Data Mart (English)HTML http://data.ec.gc.ca/data/substances/monitor/snow-and-wet-precipitation-oil-sands-region View ECCC Data Mart (French)HTML http://data.ec.gc.ca/data/substances/monitor/snow-and-wet-precipitation-oil-sands-region?lang=fr

Assess the importance of atmospheric deposition of contaminants as a contributor to ecological impacts of oil sands development and identify sources.

• Use snowpack measurements sampled across a gridwork to develop maps of winter-time atmospheric contaminant loadings for the region ~100 km from the major upgrading facilities

• Assess long-term trends in winter-time atmospheric deposition

• Determine the potential impact of wintertime snowpack mercury loads on tributary river water mercury concentrations (Spring Freshet) using Geographic Information System and hydrological modelling approaches

• Compare snowpack loadings to those obtained from precipitation monitoring and compare spatial patterns to PAC air measurements obtained from passive sampling network

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Delivery Point: 867 Lakeshore Road

City: Burlington

Administrative Area: ON

Postal Code: L7S 1A1

Country: Canada

Electronic Mail Address: jane.kirk@canada.ca

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