Journal article
Total and methyl mercury concentrations in sediment and water of a constructed wetland in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region
Abstract
In the Athabasca Oil Sands Region in northeastern Alberta, Canada, oil sands operators are testing the feasibility of peatland construction on the post-mining landscape. In 2009, Syncrude Canada Ltd. began construction of the 52 ha Sandhill Fen pilot watershed, including a 15 ha, hydrologically managed fen peatland built on sand-capped soft oil sands tailings. An integral component of fen reclamation is post-construction monitoring of water …
Authors
Oswald CJ; Carey SK
Journal
Environmental Pollution, Vol. 213, , pp. 628–637
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.envpol.2016.03.002
ISSN
0269-7491