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1 | Source | Ref # | Program Name | Lead Agency | Partners | Contact | Program Start Year | Program End Year | Program Details | Environmental Component | Parameters | Sampling Start Year | Sampling End Year | Number of Sites by Ecosystem Type | Number of Sites by Delta Sector | Total Number of Sites | Sampling Frequency | Total Number of Sampling Events | Data Analyses | Indicator Used | Component Sensitivities to Key Stressors | Publications / Citations | Data Availability | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Aquatic Basins | Rivers | Wetlands | Uplands | Athabasca | Peace | Central | Other | Temporal | Spatial | Summary | Modeling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | AECOM 2010 | A-01 | Wood Buffalo Environmental Association (WBEA) Air Quality Monitoring | Wood Buffalo Environmental Association (WBEA) | communities, environmental groups, industry, government and Native People | Simone Balaski, AATC Program Manager | 1999 | ongoing | Continuously and passively monitors ambient air quality. Provides hourly data available on website. | Air Quality | NO, NO2, NOx, SO2, O3, PM2.5, HNO3, NH3, Relative Humidity, Temperature, Wind Speed, Wind Direction | 1999 | 1 | 1 | hourly, continuous and 9 times/year for passive monitoring | x | x | x | air quality concentrations | WBEA annual reports 2005 to 2008 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | New 2019 | A-02 | Wood Buffalo National Park. Ecological Integrity Monitoring Program: Fire Regime | Parks Canada | Rhona Kindopp, E-mail: rhona.kindopp@canada.ca | 2009 | ongoing | Parks Canada's national fire mapping program using remote sensing to estimate trends in Area Burned Condition Class (ABCC). | Air Quality | Area Burned Condition Class, Burn Severity, Area Burned | 2009 | ongoing | annual | 10 | x | x | x | x | Area Burned Condition Class | climate change | Parks Canada. Information Centre on Ecosystems (ICE database). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | AECOM 2010 | F-01 | Northern Rivers Basin Study (NRBS): Indicators of Ecosystem Integrity PAD (Fish Community Structure) | Environment and Climate Change Canada | 1940 | 1994 | The fish community composition of Mamawi - Claire lakes is assessed every 3 years. Northern Rivers Basin Study : Indicators of Ecosystem Integrity PAD | Fish | Fish Community Structure | 1947 | 1994 | 2 | 10 | every 3 years | 12 | x | fish community composition (percentage) | Fish mortality | Donald et al. 2004 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | AECOM 2010 | F-02 | Northern Rivers Basin Study: Indicators of Ecosystem Integrity PAD (Walleye Commercial Harvest) | Environment and Climate Change Canada | 1943 | 1995 | Walleye Commercial harvest was tracked in the Alberta portion of Lake Athabasca | Fish | Yearly Number of Harvested Walleye | 1943 | 1995 | 1 | 1 | annual | 44 | x | Number of walleye harvested yearly | Walleye Harvest | Donald et al. 2004 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | AECOM 2010 | F-03 | Characterization of the Canadian Commercial Walleye Fishery | North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Science | 1955 | 1999 | The Canadian commercial walleye fishing industry was characterized, identifying sources of commercially caught walleye, and the biological and economic factors affecting supply. | Fish | 1955 | 1999 | Lemm 2002 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | AECOM 2010 | F-04 | Northern Rivers Basin Study (NRBS): Indicators of Ecosystem Integrity PAD (Goldeye Abundance) | Environment and Climate Change Canada | 1973 | 1994 | Mean catch per unit effort of Goldeye was determined Goldeye abundance in Mamawi - Claire Lake | Fish | Goldeye Abundance | 1973 | 1994 | 2 | 10 | every 3 years | 10 (4 for analysis) | x | Mean Catch per unit effort of Goldeye | Goldeye abundance | Donald et al. 2004 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | AECOM 2010 | F-05 | Fisheries Management Information System | Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development | 1978 | 2008 | Occurrence of fish species | Fish | Species, Location, Provincial Listing | 1978 | 2008 | ASRD 2010 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | AECOM 2010, updated 2019 | F-06 | Joint Oil Sands Monitoring: Fish Tissue (1998-2010 under Regional Aquatics Monitoring) | Alberta Environment and Parks | Golders/Hatfield Consultants | 1998 | 2014 | Program to quantify and monitor chemicals in fish tissue to assess suitability for human consumption and to identify potential risk related to fish health. | Fish | Mercury (Hg) Concentrations | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 1 | annual | 1 | Hg concentration | oil sands industry | RAMP 2009 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | AECOM 2010, updated 2019 | F-07 | Oil Sands Monitoring Program: Fish Sentinel Species/Wild Fish Health (1999-2010 under Regional Aquatics Monitoring) | Alberta Environment and Parks | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Mark McMaster, E-mail: mark.mcmaster@canada.ca | 1999 | ongoing | Monitoring to evaluate the health of representative fish species in the Athabasca River and its smaller tributaries that have oil sands development. | Fish | For Trout-Perch: Fish Length; Fish Weight; Gonad and Liver Weight; Hepatic Mixed-Function Oxygenase (MFO) Activity; PCBs, PACs (and some pesticides) | 2002 | 2015 | 3 | ATR d/s of Firebag River | 3 | annual | 1 to 4 | Endpoints of condition of the fish (length versus body weight relationships), gonadosomatic indices (gonad weight versus body weight), and liver somatic indices (liver weight versus body weight) among sites, weight and length among sites, hepatic mixed-function oxygenase (MFO) activity as an indicator of exposure to pulp mill effluents, PCBs, PACs, and some pesticides using ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) methods | oil sands industry, fishing | McMaster et al. 2018 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | AECOM 2010 | F-08 | Mercury and other metals in muscle and ovaries of Goldeye | Environment and Climate Change Canada | 2002 | 2005 | Concentrations of 24 metals were investigated in muscle of female juvenile and female adult goldeye and the gravid ovaries of adults from Mamawi Lake and Lake Claire | Fish | Metals | 2002 | 2005 | 2 | 2 | 2 | metal concentrations | trace metal accumulation in long lived fish with low growth rates | Donald and Sardella 2010 | Limited | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | AECOM 2010 | F-09 | Movement and habitat use of fishes in the lower Athabasca River | Instream Flow Needs Technical Task Group, CEMA | 2008 | 2009 | The study was designed to monitor movements and determine habitat use of burbot, flathead chub, lake whitefish, and longnose suckers in the lower Athabasca River | Fish | Qualifying and Quantifying Physical Habitat | 2008 | 2009 | 1 | x | fish movements and habitat use | Applied Aquatic Research Ltd. 2009 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | AECOM 2010, updated 2019 | F-10 | Oil Sands Monitoring Program: Fish Community (2001-2011 under Regional Aquatics Monitoring) | Alberta Environment and Parks | Environment and Climate Change Canada | 2009 | ongoing | Fish inventories conducted to examine trends in abundance and population variables for key indicator fish species. Characterizes fish assemblages on the basis of total abundance, taxonomic richness, diversity, and an assemblage tolerance index, in areas downstream of development relative to fish assemblages upstream of development. | Fish | Species; Fork Length; Total Length; Weight; Stage; Sex; Maturity; External Pathology | 2012 | 2014 | 4 | 4 | 4 | annual | 3 | relative abundance (CPU), % composition, length/age frequency, condition factor | oil sands industry, fishing | Hatfield et al. 2013-2015 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | AECOM 2010 | F-11 | Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative (NREI) Synthesis Report | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Fish | Fish Abundance | NREI 2004 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | New 2019 | F-12 | Fish Health and Contaminant Concentrations in the Slave River | University of Saskatchewan | Paul Jones E-mail: paul.jones@usask.ca | 2011 | 2012 | Fish collection using gill nets (4.25 inch mesh) for the assessment of PAHs in fish of nutritional, cultural and ecological significance (burbot, goldeye, jackfish, walleye, whitefish) in the Athabasca River and Peace River system | Fish | Fish Length; Fish Mass; External and internal Pathology; Biotransformation Products of PAHs (BPPAH) in bile; PAHs in fish muscle | 2011 | 2012 | 1 | 1 (Slave River near Fort Chipewyan) | 1 | seasonal (summer and fall of 2011, spring of 2012) | 3 | x | x | x | PBPAHs in fish bile, PAHs in fish muscle, human health daily intake based on a B[a]P equivalents probabilistic approach (B[a]Peq); Lifetime Cancer Risk (LCR) | oil sands operations, industry (coal combustion), climate change (forest fires) | Ohiozebau et al. 2015; 2017 | Yes (in publications) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | AECOM 2010 | H-01 | Delta Flood Events Monitoring | Parks Canada | 1850 | ongoing | aerial surveys and ground observation of flood events | Hydrology | Extent of Flooding; Flooding of a Specific List of Basins | 1850 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 | event-based | 16 | x | flooding extent | climate change, flow regulation | Timoney et al. 1997 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | New 2019 | H-02 | Water Survey of Canada Hydrometric Program / Wood Buffalo National Park Ecological Integrity Monitoring: River Discharge | Water Survey of Canada | Parks Canada; Alberta Environment and Parks; Environment and Climate Change Canada | Rhona Kindopp (PC), E-mail: rhona.kindopp@canada.ca Malcolm Conly (ECCC), E-mail: malcolm.conly@canada.ca Anil Gupta (AEP), E-mail: anil.gupta@gov.ab.ca | 1959 | ongoing | Monitoring of river discharge parameters from hydrological stations. | Hydrology | Discharge, level, time of freeze-up, break-up | 1959 | ongoing | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 (ATR d/s of Firebag River); 1 (SR at Fitzgerald); 1 (at Ft. Chipewyan) | 7 (flow, level), 9 (level) | daily | continuous | x | x | Mean daily flow, Minimum average flow for 30-day period, Julian date of annual minimum flow, Number of high flow pulses greater than x3 mean flow, Richard-Baker Flashiness Index (difference in daily flow divided by sum of daily flow), Mean monthly flow for November, December, April, May | flow regulation, water use, climate change | Richter et al. 1996, Aziz and Burn 2007, Glozier et al. 2009, Ward et al. 2010, Peters et al. 2013, Rasouli et al. 2012, Beltaos 2014, Jasechko et al. 2012, Dibike et al. 2018 | Parks Canada. Information Centre on Ecosystems (ICE database), WSC database | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | AECOM 2010, updated 2019 | H-03 | Wood Buffalo National Park Ecological Integrity Monitoring: Delta Water Extent | Parks Canada | Natural Resources Canada | Rhona Kindopp, E-mail: rhona.kindopp@canada.ca | 1996 | ongoing | Combination of optical and SAR satellite imagery to track changes in surface water extent throughout the PAD. | Hydrology | Total Surface Water Extent | 1996 | ongoing | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | NA | annual | 12 | x | x | x | surface water extent (satellite imagery) | flow regulation, water use, climate change | Parks Canada. Information Centre on Ecosystems (ICE database). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | AECOM 2010 | H-04 | Peace-Athabasca Delta Paleolimnology Study | University of Waterloo | British Columbia Hydro | R. Hall, Biology Department, University of Waterloo | 2000 | Multidisciplinary study to assess historical changes in delta hydrology and ecology due to climate and river regulation using physical, biological and chemical indicators preserved in sediments | Hydrology | Stable Isotopes in Water and Sediment | 2000 | 2000 | 63 | 11 | x | x | x | 74 | event | 1 | x | water balance (evaporation to inflow ratios (E/I)) | Wolfe et al. 2007 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | New 2019 | H-05 | Flood flows and channel conveyance in the Athabasca River Delta, Canada | University of British Columbia | Ward & Associates Hydrology Engineers; University of Washington; Alberta Environment | Peter Ward, Email: prbward@telus.net | 2002 | 2010 | Measurements to investigate channel conveyance and flood return periods in the Athabasca River Delta during three summer seasons. | Hydrology | Cross-Sectional Channel Areas; Surface Slopes; Discharge Rates; Water Levels | 2002 | 2004 | 14 | 14 | 14 | annual | 3 | x | x | x | x | bankfull discharge, water level, channel geomorphology | hydrological development, climate change, river regulation | Ward et al. 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | New 2019 | H-06 | Remote sensing of suspended sediment concentration, flow velocity, and lake recharge in the Peace-Athabasca Delta, Canada. | University of North Carolina | University of California | T. M. Pavelsky, E-mail pavelsky@unc.edu | 2006 | 2009 | Collected field observations and visible/near-infrared remote sensing data to assess hydrologic and suspended sediment transport processes in the PAD including variation in water sources and flow patterns, including flow reversals in major distributaries. | Hydrology | Field Water Quality: Nephelometric Turbidity, Specific Conductivity, Water Temperature, Secchi Disk Depth, Suspended Sediment Concentration; Field Hydrology: Water Level, Flow Velocity and Direction; Satellite Images: SPOT, ASTER, 276 MODIS | 2006 | 2007 | 102 (field) | x | x | x | 102 (field) | Field: variable, ranging from 1 to 25 events per site over 2 years Satellite Images: 2006 and 2007 (ASTER/SPOT - 2 scenes; MODIS - 276 scenes) | Field: 1 - 25 | x | reflectance relationships with suspended solids concentration, flow velocity, turbidity and discharge; lake recharge | changes in hydrology due to climate change and oil sands operations | Pavelsky et al. 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | New 2019 | H-07 | Stratigraphy of counter point bar and eddy accretion deposits in low energy meander belts of the Peace-Athabasca Delta, Northeast Alberta, Canada | University of Calgary | Nexen Inc., Calgary, AB | Derald Smith, E-mail: dgsmit@ucalcary.ca | 2008 | 2011 | Sediment cores from counter point bar deposits (CPBD) and eddy accretion deposits (EAD) collected using a vibracorer for stratigraphical analysis. | Hydrology | Grain Size; Cross-Channel Distances; Water Depth Transects | 2008 | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | event | 1 | 1 | 1 | lithostratigraphic profiles | climate and flow regulation (flow, ice jam flooding) that influence sedimentation and erosion | Smith et al. 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | New 2019 | H-08a | Community-Based Monitoring Program: Hydrology | Mikisew Cree First Nation | Mikisew First Nation Government and Industry Relations, Fort McMurray, AB, Phone: 780-714-6500 | 2011 | 2015 | Designed to quantify temporal and spatial extent to which access is being lost in the PAD for traditional uses based on measured water depths and flows at key locations and comparison with Athabasca River flows at Ft. McMurray, and TEK on access. | Hydrology | Water Depth; Flow; Flow Direction; Air Temperature; Barometric Pressure; Wind Speed and Direction; TEK on Access for Traditional Uses | 2011 | 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ~bimonthly from May to October (flow), biweekly (depth) | x | x | x | x | water depth, discharge, stage-discharge curves, Aboriginal Extreme Flow (AXF) | climate change, oil sands industry, flow regulation, water use | Carver and Maclean 2016 | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | New 2019 | H-08b | Community-Based Monitoring Program: Hydrology | Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation | Mikisew First Nation Government and Industry Relations, Fort McMurray, AB, Phone: 780-714-6500 | 2011 | 2015 | Designed to quantify temporal and spatial extent to which access is being lost in the PAD for traditional uses based on measured water depths and flows at key locations and comparison with Athabasca River flows at Ft. McMurray, and TEK on access. | Hydrology | Water Depth; Flow; Flow Direction; Air Temperature; Barometric Pressure; Wind Speed and Direction; TEK on Access for Traditional Uses | 2011 | 2015 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | ~bimonthly from May to October (flow), biweekly (depth) | x | x | x | x | water depth, discharge, stage-discharge curves, Aboriginal Extreme Flow (AXF) | climate change, oil sands industry, flow regulation, water use | Carver and Maclean 2016 | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | New 2019 | H-09a | Community-Based Monitoring Program: Hydrology | Mikisew Cree First Nation | Mikisew First Nation Government and Industry Relations, Fort McMurray, AB, Phone: 780-714-6500 | 2011 | 2015 | Monitoring of ice and snow conditions and use of TEK to assess winter travel conditions and assist in the prediction of potential ecological flow releases from B.C operating dams to create ice jams and subsequent overland flooding to restore inland lake productivity. | Hydrology | Snow Depth; Ice Depth; Traditional Knowledge Indicators of Ice Quality | 2011 | 2015 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | x | x | climate change, oil sands industry, flow regulation, water use | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | New 2019 | H-09b | Community-Based Monitoring Program: Hydrology | Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation | Mikisew First Nation Government and Industry Relations, Fort McMurray, AB, Phone: 780-714-6500 | 2011 | 2015 | Monitoring of ice and snow conditions and use of TEK to assess winter travel conditions and assist in the prediction of potential ecological flow releases from B.C operating dams to create ice jams and subsequent overland flooding to restore inland lake productivity. | Hydrology | Snow Depth; Ice Depth; Traditional Knowledge Indicators of Ice Quality | 2011 | 2015 | 6 | 6 | 6 | x | x | climate change, oil sands industry, flow regulation, water use | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | New 2019 | H-10 | Oil Sands Monitoring Program: Hydrology | Alberta Environment and Parks | 2011 | 2015 | Monitoring of river discharge and level at locations throughout the oil sands region upstream of the PAD. | Hydrology | Discharge; Level | 2011 | 2015 | 1 | 1 (ATR near Embarras Airport) | 1 | continuous | x | x | mean open-water and winter discharge, annual maximum discharge, open-water season minimum daily discharge; hydrographs | Hatfield et al. 2012-2016; Dibike et al. 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | New 2019 | H-11 | Wood Buffalo National Park. Ecological Integrity Monitoring Program: Lake Ice Phenology | Parks Canada | Natural Resources Canada | Rhona Kindopp, E-mail: rhona.kindopp@canada.ca | 2014 | ongoing | Analysis of Radarsat imagery to determine trends in lake ice on and lake ice off dates of selected lakes within Wood Buffalo National Park. | Hydrology | Lake Ice On Date; Lake Ice Off Date | 2014 | ongoing | NA | annual | 5 | x | x | x | Lake Ice On Date, Lake Ice Off Date | climate change | Parks Canada. Information Centre on Ecosystems (ICE database). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | New 2019 | H-12 | Delta Hydro-Ecology | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Dan Peters, E-mail: daniel.peters@ec.gc.ca | 2016 | 2019 | Program includes collection of geophysical data (climatic and hydrometric), water chemistry (nutrients, contaminants and stable isotopes) and biodiversity samples from multiple wetland habitat types along a gradient of surface connectivity to the main flow. Sites include previously monitored sites from the PADTS co-located with WBNP vegetation transects and EC/WBNP water quality monitoring sites. | Hydrology | Water balance, water level, surface/subsurface connectivity | 2016 | 2019 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | x | water balance modeling, development of new hydro-ecological diagnostic tools | hydrological changes, climate change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | New 2019 | H-13 | Hydrometric Network Monitoring | Alberta Environment and Parks | Eric Christiansen | 2016 | 2019 | Real time water level and snow survey data are collected at long-term monitoring sites throughout the PAD. | Hydrology | Water level/discharge, snow depth | 2016 | 2019 | 6 | 6 | Continuous (5 sites), Monthly (1 site) | hydrological changes, climate change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | AECOM 2010 | H-14 | Snow Survey | Alberta Environment and Parks | 1973 | ? | monitor snow depth and equivalent water | Hydrology | Snow Depth (cm) and Density | ca. 1973 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2x/yr (late Feb &late April) | snow depth + weight = water volume equivalent | climate | Water Outlook Reports in April each Year, AENV | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | AECOM 2010 | H-15 | Effect of Weirs on Water Levels (NRBS) | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Parks Canada | 1985 | 1990 | hydrodynamic modeling | Hydrology | Water Level; Flow | 1985 | 1990 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Aitken and Sapach 1994 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | AECOM 2010 | H-16 | Tree-ring records of L.A. levels | University of Arizona | Lawson Lundell, Vancouver | 2000 | 2002 | tree ring series calibrated with recent level data, applied to 200 yr old tree rings | Hydrology | Tree Growth; Water Level | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | x | Meko 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | AECOM 2010 | H-17 | Water Balance in perched basins | 2006 | 2006 | Hydrologic Modelling | Hydrology | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | x | water balance model | climate, industry, river regulation | Peters et al.2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | AECOM 2010 | H-18 | Hydrologic Recharge of Delta Lakes | 2006 | 2007 | Remote sensing of water extent, river water levels, WQ | Hydrology | Water Level | 2006 | 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | continuous (15 minutes) | climate, industry, river regulation | Pavelsky and Smith 2008 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | AECOM 2010, updated 2019 | H-19 | Ice Jam and Flood development | Parks Canada | 1990 | ongoing | Monitor Ice on Peace River and its role in generating spring floods in the PAD | Hydrology | Ice Thickness; Flow Data; Ice Jam Development | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | x | climate change, industry, river regulation, water use | Beltaos 2003, 2007 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | AECOM 2010 | S-01 | Water Survey of Canada: suspended sediment sampling | Water Survey of Canada (WSC) | Alberta Environment | 1971 | 1981 | TSS sampling at WSC level stations | Sediment Quality/Quantity | Total Suspended Solids (TSS); Grain Size Occasionally; Sediment Load Based on Flow [L/s] x TSS [mg/L] | 1971 | 1985-8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Daily to event- based | Carson&Hudson-1997 (NRBS Rpt) | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | AECOM 2010 | S-02 | Sediment Contaminant Study - Peace-Athabasca Delta | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Marlene Evans, E-mail: Marlene.Evans@ec.gc.ca | Surface sediments and sediment cores | Sediment Quality/Quantity | Metals; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) | 3 | 2 | 1 | event | 1 | x | x | PAH concentration in sediments | oil sands industry | Evans et al. 2002 | Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | AECOM 2010 | S-03 | Northern Rivers Basin Study (NRBS): Contaminant Studies | Environment and Climate Change Canada | 1992 | 1996 | surface sediment transects in Lake Athabasca | Sediment Quality/Quantity | Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins (PCDDs); Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDFs); Resin Acids; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs); Ocs; Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCBs); Hydrocarbons; Radionuclides; Metals | 1992 | 1992 | 1 | 1 | 9 | event | 1 | x | NRBS-Contaminants Synthesis Rpt | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | AECOM 2010 | S-04 | Northern Rivers Basin Study (NRBS): Contaminant Studies | Environment and Climate Change Canada | 1992 | 1996 | sediment coring in Lake Athabasca | Sediment Quality/Quantity | Particle Size; Bulk C and N; Radionuclides; Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins (PCDDs); Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDFs); Resin Acids; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs); OCs, Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCBs); Hydrocarbons; Metals | 1992 | 1993 | 3 | 3 | 3 | event | 1 | NRBS-Contaminants Synthesis Rpt, Bourbonniere et al. 1996 (NRBS Study Rpt) | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | AECOM 2010 | S-05 | Northern Rivers Basin Study (NRBS): Distribution of contaminants in the water, sediment and biota in the PAD and Slave River basins: present level and predicted future trends | Environment and Climate Change Canada | 1992 | fish contaminants were measured in fish | Sediment Quality/Quantity | Polychlorinated biphenyls, Organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans. | 1992 | 1992 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | event | 1 | Carey and Brownlee 1997 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | AECOM 2010, updated 2019 | S-06 | Oil Sands Monitoring Program: Sediments (1997-2010 under Regional Aquatics Monitoring) | Alberta Environment and Parks | Golders/Hatfield Consultants | 1997 | ongoing | Oil Sands Aquatic Effects Monitoring; Surface sediment sampling in dominant habitat of site | Sediment Quality/Quantity | Physicals; Total Metals; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs); Hydrocarbons and Organic Compounds; Toxicity to Aquatic Organisms (Chironomus tentans, Hyalella azteca) | 1999 | ongoing | 14 | 6 | 8 (ATR d/s of Firebag River) | 14 (6 active since 2010) | annual (September) | variable; 14 per site (to 2015) for active sites | x | x | x | Parameter concentrations/values, assessed against CCME guidelines | oil sands industry | RAMP reports: Hatfield et al. 2006, 2009-2016; Research: Wiklund et al. 2014; Evans et al. 2016 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | AECOM 2010 | S-07 | Sediment Source Study | Canadian Wildlife Service | Environment and Climate Change Canada | 1998 | 2002 | Sediment Quality/Quantity | Total Suspended Solids (TSS) | 1998 | 2000 | Oil sands operations | Conly et al. 2002 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | AECOM 2010, updated 2019 | S-08 | Peace-Athabasca Delta Paleolimnology Study - Surface sediments | University of Waterloo | British Columbia Hydro | R. Hall, Biology Department, University of Waterloo | 2000 | multidisciplinary study to assess historical changes in delta hydrology and ecology due to climate and river regulation using physical, biological and chemical indicators preserved in sediments | Sediment Quality/Quantity | General Chemistry; Stable Isotopes; Physical Characteristics; Biological Indicators (diatoms, pollen, plant macrofossils) | 2000 | 2000 | 61 | x | x | x | 61 | single event | x | Hall et al. 2012 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | AECOM 2010 | S-09 | Peace-Athabasca Delta Paleolimnology Study - Sediment Coring | University of Waterloo | British Columbia Hydro | R. Hall, Biology Department, University of Waterloo | 2001 | multidisciplinary study to assess historical changes in delta hydrology and ecology due to climate and river regulation using physical, biological and chemical indicators preserved in sediments | Sediment Quality/Quantity | General Chemistry; Stable Isotopes; Physical Characteristics; Biological Indicators (diatoms, pollen, plant macrofossils) | 2001 | 2 | 2 | 2 | single event | x | climate, industry, river regulation | Sinnatamby et al.2009, Johnston et al. 2010, Light 2010 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | AECOM 2010 | S-10 | Contaminant Loading Program | Alberta Environment and Parks | Preston McEachern | 2009 | ? | sediment coring and surface sediments in western Lake Athabasca | Sediment Quality/Quantity | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs); Hydrocarbons; Naphthenic Acids | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | sediment concentrations of contaminants, radioisotopic dating | Oil sands industry | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | New 2019 | S-11 | Peace-Athabasca Delta Paleolimnology Study - Sediment Coring | University of Waterloo | Wilfrid Laurier University | Roland Hall E-mail: rihall@uwaterloo.ca | 2010 | 2010 | Collection of sediment cores for academic research on sediment quality changes in the PAD related to natural variability and oil sands development. | Sediment Quality/Quantity | Radioisotopic dating (210Pb), Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Total Organic Carbon (Loss-on-ignition @ 550°C, Total Metals, | 2010 | 2010 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | event | 1 | 1 | Concentration changes over time and between sites | hydrological changes, oil sands industry | Hall et al. 2012, Wiklund et al 2012b, 2014; Jautzy et al. 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | New 2019 | S-12 | Relationship Between Ecological Indicators (Arcellacea), Total Mercury Concentrations and Grain Size in Lakes within the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Alberta | Carleton University | Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | Lisa Neville, E-mail: lisaneville@cmail.carleton.ca | 2010 | 2013 | Collected surface and core sediment samples from 63 lakes (4 lakes in the PAD) encompassing a broad geographic region around the Alberta oil sands for the investigation of Hg deposition patterns and ecological responses of lacustrine benthic fauna using Arcellacea (thecamoebians) microfossils as proxy indicators of sediment quality. | Sediment Quality/Quantity | Grain Size; Total Mercury (Hg), Arcellacea Microfossil Assemblages | 2010 | 2011 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | event | 1 | x | x | sediment Hg concentrations, sediment grain size, Arcellacea species diversity index | oil sands industry | Neville et al. 2013 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | AECOM 2010 | S-13 | Sediment Contaminant Study - Lake Athabasca | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Marlene Evans, E-mail: Marlene.Evans@ec.gc.ca | 2010 | ongoing | Sediment coring in Lake Athabasca | Sediment Quality/Quantity | Metals; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 3 | event | 1 | x | x | x | PAH concentration in sediments, diagnostic ratios based on anthracene, phenanthrene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benz[a]anthracene, chrysene, indeno[123-cd]pyrene, dibenz[a,h]anthracene, dibenzothiophene and retene as indicators of PAH sources (e.g., combustion versus petrogenic) and weathering | oil sands | Evans et al. 2016 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | New 2019 | S-14 | Oil Sands Monitoring Program: Water Implementation Plan Activities - Surface Water Quality and Surface Water Quantity - Sediment | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Ian Droppo, E-mail: ian.droppo@ec.gc.ca | 2012 | ongoing | Collection of bulk suspended sediment samples using a continuous flow centrifuge (Phillips Tube samplers) at sites in the Athabasca River mainstem and tributaries for analysis of sediment quality and transport. | Sediment Quality/Quantity | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs); Metals and Physicals: [% total carbon, % total inorganic carbon, % total organic carbon, % clay, % silt, % sand, % gravel and total suspended solids] | 2012 | ongoing | 1 | 1 (ATR d/s of Firebag River) | 1 | spring (Jun), fall (Sep/Oct) | 5 | x | Evans et al. 2016 | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | New 2019 | S-15 | Assessment of Changes in Hydroecological Conditions and Contaminants in Lakes of the Peace-Athabasca Delta - Paleolimnology | University of Waterloo / Wilfrid Laurier University | Roland Hall E-mail: rihall@uwaterloo.ca | 2015 | 2019 | Research and monitoring program that build on previous paleolimnological studies in the PAD to assess climate, river flow and lake hydrological conditions, assess spatial distribution of contaminants (PACs and metals). | Sediment Quality/Quantity | Sediment: Physical and General Chemistry; Stable Isotopes; Contaminants (metals and PAHs); Diatom Microfossils; Periphyton (artificial substrate samplers); Carbon Sources and Cycling | 2015 | 2019 | 62 | 9 | x | x | x | 71 | 3 - 4 events per year from May to September | 16 | x | x | x | Evaporation to inflow (E/I) ratio, water quality parameter concentrations, stable isotope values | river regulation, flooding, climate, oil sands operations | Remmer et al. 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | New 2019 | V-01 | Wood Buffalo National Park Ecological Integrity Monitoring: PAD Vegetation Change | Parks Canada | Community-Based Monitoring | Rhona Kindopp, E-mail: rhona.kindopp@canada.ca | 1993 | ongoing | Collection of field data on established vegetation transects and macroplots to determine changes in community composition and structure in the PAD. Vegetation was assessed annually from 1993-1996, 1998, 2001, 2008 and at five year intervals afterwards. The data set includes information on community composition (% cover in plots), and extent of willow presence (linear transects). | Vegetation | Community Composition; % Cover | 1993 | ongoing | x | x | 2 (2013 onwards) | 8 (2013 onwards) | 10 (2013 onwards) 36 transects and 7 macroplots (1993-2008) | 1993-1996, 1998, 2001, 2008, then every 5 years | 8 | x | x | x | invasive plant species abundance and distribution, relative abundance, relative dominance, % cover | river regulation, water use, climate change, invasive species | Timoney 1996, 2004, 2006a, 2006b, 2008a, 2008b; Fahner et al., 2016 | Parks Canada. Information Centre on Ecosystems (ICE database). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | New 2019 | V-02 | Wood Buffalo National Park Ecological Integrity Monitoring: Plant Productivity and Growing Season Change | Parks Canada | Rhona Kindopp, E-mail: rhona.kindopp@canada.ca | 2000 | ongoing | Analysis of 10 day MODIS composite satellite imagery to estimate trends in date of vegetation "green up", "brown down", and growing season length. | Vegetation | Vegetation Green-Up Date; Vegetation Brown-Down Date; Growing Season Length | 2000 | ongoing | NA | annual | 16 | x | x | x | x | Vegetation phenology | climate change | Parks Canada. Information Centre on Ecosystems (ICE database). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | New 2019 | V-03 | Canadian Wetland Inventory | Ducks Unlimited Canada | Canadian Space Agency; Environment and Climate Change Canada; North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Canada) | 2012 | ongoing | Inventory of wetland area and type across Canada based on aerial photography and satellite imagery. | Vegetation | Surface Area (RADARSAT) | 2012 | 2012 | x | x | x | x | x | x | NA | 24 days | 8 (Apr-Nov) | x | x | x | wetland and surface water area | hydrology, climate change | White et al., 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | New 2019 | V-04 | Canadian Wetland Inventory | Ducks Unlimited Canada | Canadian Space Agency, Environment and Climate Change Canada , North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Canada) | 2010 | 2010 | Inventory of wetland area and type across Canada based on aerial photography and satellite imagery. | Vegetation | Surface Area/Wetland Type | 2010 | 2010 | x | x | x | x | x | x | NA | x | wetland area/wetland type (shallow water, marsh, swamp, fen, and bogs, as per the Canadian Wetland Classification System) | hydrology, climate change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | New 2019 | V-05 | Biomonitoring 2.0: A High-Throughput Genomics Approach for Comprehensive Biological Assessment of Environmental Change | University of Guelph | Environment and Climate Change Canada; Parks Canada; Genome Canada | Mehrdad Hajibabaei, University of Guelph | 2010 | 2013 | Biomonitoring of plant community composition using environmental DNA extracted from soil samples in the PAD. | Vegetation | DNA markers (matK, rbcL, ITS2, trnL P6 loop) in Soil and Plant Tissue | 2011 | 2013 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 (35 soil cores) | annual | 3 | x | # of vascular plant taxa | hydrology, climate change | Fahner et al. 2016 | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | New 2019 | V-06 | Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Program / Monitoring Targeted Biodiversity: Terrestrial | Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute | InnoTech Alberta; University of Alberta; Royal Alberta Museum; University of Calgary; Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) | ABMI Monitoring Centre (InnoTech), Phone: 780-632-8379 Dan Farr (AEP), E-mail: dan.farr@gov.ab.ca | 2010 | ongoing | Collects data on species, habitat, and human footprint in Alberta, and analyses this information to produce data and mapping products related to biodiversity that are publicly available through a data portal. | Vegetation | Terrestrial Surveys: • Species (Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, Lichens), • Habitat (Trees and Snags, Downed Woody Material, Ground Cover, Soil, Site Disturbance) Wetland Surveys: • Species (Vascular Plants) • Habitat (Physical Characteristics, Water Physiochemistry, Site Disturbance, Bank Characteristics) Human Footprint: Agriculture, Mines, Wells Energy Features, Forest Harvest, Urban, Rural and Industrial Land Cover, Transportation | 2010 | 2017 | x | x | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 (adjacent to Slave River); 9 (WBNP north of PAD), 4 (outside of PAD west and south of Lake Claire) | ~30 | 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017; every 5 years moving forward | 4 | x | x | Human footprint, Species Intactness Index, Richness, Uniqueness, individual species presence, rangeland, carbon storage | cumulative effects | Fahner et al. 2016 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | New 2019 | V-07 | Wood Buffalo National Park Ecological Integrity Monitoring: Wetland Surface Area per Type | Parks Canada | Ducks Unlimited Canada | Rhona Kindopp, E-mail: rhona.kindopp@canada.ca | 2018 | ongoing | Initial baseline wetland classification for Wood Buffalo National Park to be completed by Ducks Unlimited Canada in 2019. Optical and SAR imagery to be used to update wetland mapping at regular intervals to map changes in surface area per wetland type throughout the park. | Vegetation | Surface Area/Wetland Type | 2018 | ongoing | NA | 5 years | x | x | x | x | surface area/wetland type | river regulation, water use climate change | Parks Canada. Information Centre on Ecosystems (ICE database) (as of Fall 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | New 2019 | V-08 | Multi-species Action Planning for SAR | Wood Buffalo National Park, Parks Canada | Rhona Kindopp E-mail: rhona.kindopp@canada.ca | planned | in development for fall/winter 2019 | Vegetation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | AECOM 2010 | W-01 | Fort Chipewyan Drinking Water Monitoring | Alberta Environment and Parks | Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Operator | ongoing | water drawn from Lake Athabasca for drinking water is analyzed | Water Quality | pH, Turbidity, Color, Temperature | 1 | 1 | 1 | daily | x | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | AECOM 2010, updated 2019 | W-02 | Long-Term River Network | Alberta Environment and Parks | Colin Cooke E-mail: colin.cooke@gov.ab.ca, Phone: 780 229-7297, General E-mail: swq.requests@gov.ab.ca | 1987 | ongoing | Monitors physical and chemical parameters in surface water in rivers across the province. Program was managed and implemented by AEMERA from April 2014 to June 2016. | Water quality | Inorganics: Ions, Physicals, Nutrients, Bacteria, Metals, Organics, Pesticides | 1987 | ongoing | 3 | 3 | 2 + 1 new site planned for 2019 | monthly | variable by site (100 - 312) | Gibson et al. 2016 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | New 2019 | W-03 | Oil Sands Monitoring Program: Water Implementation Plan Activities - Surface Water Quality - Expanded Geographical Area | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Kerry Pippy, E-mail: kerry.pippy@ec.gc.ca | 1989 | ongoing | Water quality chemistry data for 17 sites in the lower Athabasca River (LAR), the Peace and Slave rivers, and their tributaries, including measurements of major ions, nutrients, metals (dissolved and total) and organics (including BTEX, cyanide and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). | Water Quality | major ions, nutrients, metals (dissolved and total) and organics (including BTEX, cyanide and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) | 1989 | ongoing | x | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 (WBNP), 1 (ATR d/s of Firebag River), 1 (Peace River near WBNP) | 10 | monthly (months variable between years and sites) | 256 (12-42 per site) | x | % values exceeding federal and provincial guidelines | oil sands industry | Culp et al. 2018a, Glozier et al. 2018 | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | New 2019 | W-04 | Wood Buffalo National Park Ecological Integrity Monitoring: River Water Quality | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Parks Canada | Rhona Kindopp, E-mail: rhona.kindopp@canada.ca | 1989 | ongoing | Water quality index based on a core suite of 39 parameters categorized in the following groups: physicals, major ions, nutrients, and metals. | Water quality | Physical, Major Ions, Nutrients, Metals | 1989 | ongoing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | annual | 527 | x | x | WQI | hydrological development, climate change, Municipal and Industrial Effluents, land use changes | Glozier et al. 2009 | Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | AECOM 2010, updated 2019 | W-05 | Oil Sands Monitoring Program: Invertebrates (1997-2010 under Regional Aquatics Monitoring) | Alberta Environment and Parks | Golders/Hatfield Consultants | 1997 | ongoing | Benthic invertebrate sampling in dominant habitat of site | Water Quality | Benthic Invertebrates (250 um sieve; %EPT, taxa richness, abundance, evenness, Simpsons Diversity and Equitability); Sediment Particle Size | 2002 | ongoing | 4 | 5 | 5 | annual (September) | 44 (to 2015) | x | x | Trends in index values are compared over time and to the regional baseline ranges established for depositional river reaches. | oil sands industry | Hatfield et al. 2006, 2009-2016 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | AECOM 2010 | W-06 | Peace-Athabasca Delta Paleolimnology Study | University of Waterloo | British Columbia Hydro | R. Hall, Biology Department, University of Waterloo | 2000 | Multidisciplinary study to assess historical changes in delta hydrology and ecology due to climate and river regulation using physical, biological and chemical indicators preserved in sediments | Water Quality | General water chemistry | 2000 | 2000 | 61 | 11 | x | x | x | 72 | single event | 1 | x | Wolfe et al. 2007, Wiklund et al. 2012a | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | New 2019 | W-07 | Oil Sands Monitoring Program - Deltaic Ecosystem Health, Oil Sands Region: Water Quality | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Donald Baird, E-mail: donald.baird@canada.ca | 2011 | 2013 | Water chemistry data collected in support of benthic invertebrate sampling in the PAD, collected annually and analyzed for nutrients, major ions, physicals, and organics. Along with other environmental measures, the data are used to determine factors affecting the status and trends in the benthic invertebrate community composition and contribute to assessment of the health of the aquatic ecosystem. | Water Quality | Nutrients, Major Ions, Physicals, Organics | 2011 | 2013 | x | x | x | 25 | variable | variable by site (1-2 years; 1-10 total events), total all sites (91) | x | oil sands industry | Culp et al. 2018a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | New 2019 | W-08a | Community-Based Monitoring Program: Water Quality | Mikisew Cree First Nation | Mikisew Cree First Nation Government & Industry Relations, Ft. McMurray, AB, Phone: 780-714-6500 | 2011 | 2015 | Designed to assess and report water quality changes to the MCFN community using a combination of western science and TEK. | Water Quality | Field Parameters: Water Temperature, Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen pH, Salinity, ORP, Chlorophyll a, Turbidity; Indigenous Indicators: Water Health Laboratory Parameters: Ions, Hardness, Nutrients, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Total Metals, Oil and Grease | 2011 | 2015 | 1 | 4 | 4 | water intake | 5 | 3 times per year (spring, summer, fall); occasionally in winter | ~15 | x | x | x | Water Quality Index (based on CCME guidelines, number and magnitude of exceedances of CCME guidelines) | climate change, oil sands industry, flow regulation | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | New 2019 | W-08b | Community-Based Monitoring Program: Water Quality | Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation | 2011 | 2015 | Designed to assess and report water quality changes to the MCFN community using a combination of western science and TEK. | Water Quality | Field Parameters: Water Temperature, Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen pH, Salinity, ORP, Chlorophyll a, Turbidity; Indigenous Indicators: Water Health Laboratory Parameters: Ions, Hardness, Nutrients, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Total Metals, Oil and Grease | 2011 | 2015 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 times per year (spring, summer, fall); occasionally in winter | ~15 | x | x | x | Water Quality Index (based on CCME guidelines, number and magnitude of exceedances of CCME guidelines) | climate change, oil sands industry, flow regulation | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | New 2019 | W-09 | Oil Sands Monitoring Program - Deltaic Ecosystem Health, Oil Sands Region: Benthic Invertebrates | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Donald Baird, E-mail: donald.baird@canada.ca | 2011 | ongoing | Macroinvertebrate samples from the Peace-Athabasca Delta have been collected annually since the initial reconnaissance year (2011). In addition, supporting water chemistry samples were collected at each site on the same date. | Water Quality | benthic invertebrate community counts | 2011 | ongoing | x | x | x | 53 | annual (August) | variable by site (1-7), total all sites (136) | x | species richness | oil sands industry | Culp et al. 2018b | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | New 2019 | W-10 | Oil Sands Monitoring Program: Water Implementation Plan Activities - Tributary Benthic Invertebrates | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Nancy Glozier, Email: nancy.glozier@canada.ca | 2011 | ongoing | Benthic invertebrate samples collected from the Mainstem Athabasca River from sand habitat and gravel/cobble habitat using CABIN sampling (kick net) and sorting. Individuals identified to the lowest taxonomic level available directly from the national CABIN database. | Water Quality | Benthic Invertebrate Community Counts | 2011 | ongoing | x | Birch River and tributaries 4 (adjacent to WBNP), 12 in WBNP) | 16 | annual (September or October) | Variable by site (1-3), total all sites (20) | species richness | oil sands industry | Culp et al. 2018b | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | New 2019 | W-11 | Oil Sands Monitoring Program: Water Implementation Plan Activities - Mainstem Benthic Invertebrates | Environment and Climate Change Canada | 2011 | ongoing | Benthic invertebrate samples collected from the Mainstem Athabasca River from sand habitat and gravel/cobble habitat using CABIN sampling (kick net) and sorting. Individuals identified to the lowest taxonomic level available directly from the national CABIN database. | Water Quality | Benthic Invertebrate Community Counts | 2011 | ongoing | 2 | 2 (ATR d/s Firebag River) | 2 | annual (September or October) | 8 | x | x | species richness | oil sands operations | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | New 2019 | W-12 | Oil Sands Monitoring Program: Water Implementation Plan Activities - Snow and Wet Precipitation | Alberta Environment and Parks; Environment and Climate Change Canada | 2012 | 2014 | Monitoring of snow samples at varying distances from the oil sands development area to assess deposition of contaminants. | Water Quality | Nitrogen (Particulate Organic Nitrogen PON, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen TKN, Total Nitrogen TN, Nitrate NO3, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Anhydrous Ammonia NH3), pH, Conductivity, Alkalinity, chlorophyll a, particulate Organic Carbon, Dissolved Organic Carbon, Total Phosphorus (TP), Standard Reduction Potential (SRP), Major Ions, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Silicon Dioxide ( SiO2), Metals, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) | 2012 | 2014 | x | x | x | x | 4 | 5 | 20 | 6 (Athabasca River d/s Firebag River); 2 (Lake Athabasca, Egg Island); 2 (WBNP east of PAD) | 39 | single event | 39 | parameter concentrations | oil sands industry | Yi et al. 2015 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | New 2019 | W-13 | Large-Scale Biomonitoring of Remote and Threatened Ecosystems via High-Throughput Sequencing | Biodiversity Institute of Ontario and Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada | Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW), Burlington, Ontario; Canadian Rivers Institute; University of New Brunswick; Parks Canada | Mehrdad Hajibabaei, E-mail: mhajibab@uoguelph.ca | 2012 | 2015 | Used morphological and DNA sequence-based analyses to determine taxonomic richness, proportional abundance, and bio-diversity metrics of benthic invertebrates from the Peace-Athabasca Delta. | Water Quality | Benthic Invertebrates community composition, eDNA | 2012 | 2012 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | single event | 1 | x | x | benthic invertebrate diversity metrics calculated at different taxonomic levels using morphological data (CABIN) and DNA sequencing. | Gibson et al. 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | New 2019 | W-14 | Initial Environmental Impacts of the Obed Mountain Coal Mine Process Water Spill into the Athabasca River (Alberta, Canada): Water Quality | Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agency | Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development; Hatfield Consultants; Mikisew Cree First Nation and Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation | Colin Cooke E-mail: colin.cooke@gov.ab.ca; Phone: 780 229-7297 | 2013 | 2016 | Tracked the 2013 accidental release of ~670,000 m3 of coal process water from Obed Mountain Mine near Hinton in the Athabasca River and in the PAD to assess potential impacts on water and sediment quality. A subset of the water quality samples are located within and adjacent to the PAD. | Water Quality | Sonde: 15-m interval measurements of turbidity, conductivity, pH and dissolved oxygen Turbidity, conductivity, pH, Dissolved Oxygen; Chemistry: Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Nutrients, Metals, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) | 2013 | 2013 | 3 (sonde) 2 (chemistry) | 2 (sonde) 1 (chemistry) | 1 (chemistry) | 1 (sonde) (ATR d/s of Firebag River) | 3 (sonde) 2 (chemistry) | continuous at 15 min intervals (sonde) variable (chemistry) | continuous for ~ 2 mos. (sonde) ~10 (chemistry) | x | x | x | Parameter concentrations | coal mine industry | Cooke et al. 2016 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | New 2019 | W-15 | Community-Based Monitoring Program: Water Quality | Mikisew Cree First Nation | Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (in 2015) | Mikisew Cree First Nation Government & Industry Relations, Ft. McMurray, AB, Phone: 780-714-6500 | 2014 | 2015 | Monitored PAH levels in water from the Athabasca River and its tributaries, and the Peace Athabasca Delta. | Water Quality | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs); Alkylated Congeners | 2014 | 2015 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 (ATR d/s of Ft. McMurray); water intake | 33 (2014) 7 (2015) | composite sample over a 27 day period from June to July | 1 | x | x | Concentrations | oil sands industry | MCFN 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | New 2019 | W-16 | Oil Sands Monitoring Program: Atmospheric Deposition of Contaminants in Snow | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Jane Kirk, E-mail: jane.kirk@canada.ca | 2014 | 2017 | Monitoring of contaminants in snow pack to assess spatial and temporal trends in deposition and sources at sites within 150 km of major oil sands developments. Source identification is through analysis of source materials (petcoke, raw bitumen, mining dust, air particulates) using advanced separation and isotope ratio methods. | Water Quality | mercury, methylmercury, heavy metals and lithogenic elements, unsubstituted alkylated polycyclic aromatic and heterocyclic compounds (PACs), black carbon and water quality parameters including nutrients and sulphate | 2014 | 2017 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 (Lake Athabasca) | 11 | x | x | mining, oil sands industry | Parrott et al. 2018, Glozier et al. 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | New 2019 | W-17 | Periphytic Diatoms in PAD Wetlands | Canadian Rivers Institute | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Stephanie Connor, E-mail: | 2014 | 2018 | Sampled epiphytic diatoms from aquatic plants in wetlands of the PAD . | Water Quality | diatom community counts | 2014 | 2015 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 (near Birch River) | 12 | Event | 3 | x | x | relative abundance of taxa, richness, Shannon diversity | water quality change | Connor et al. 2018 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | New 2019 | W-18 | Oil Sands Monitoring Program: Water Implementation Plan Activities - Tributary Water Quality | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Alberta Environment and Parks | Kerry Pippy, E-mail: kerry.pippy@ec.gc.ca | 2016 | 2019 | Water quality monitoring at sites south of Lake Claire in tributaries to the Birch River and McIvor and Buckton creeks. Monitoring is conducted using 3 approaches: a) Automated continuous sampling (2 sites) , b) Passive sampling (4 sites) for PAHs and c) Surface Water Sampling (6 sites) monthly. | Water Quality | Continuous (pH, conductivity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, temperature), Passive Sampling (PAHs), Grab Samples (metals, nutrients, organics, major ions, cyanide, mercury) | 2016 | 2019 | 25 | 25 (Birch River, McIvor Creek, Buckton Creek) | 25 | Monthly | Chambers et al. 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | New 2019 | W-19 | Wood Buffalo National Park Ecological Integrity Monitoring: Freshwater Macroinvertebrates | Parks Canada | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Rhona Kindopp, E-mail: rhona.kindopp@canada.ca | 2019 | ongoing | Monitoring of benthic macroinvertebrate diversity as a measure of the biological response to changes in water quality. | Water Quality | Benthic Invertebrates (abundance, taxa richness, equitability, and %EPT) | 2019 | ongoing | 6 | abundance, taxa richness, equitability, and %EPT | water quality and quantity | Culp et al 2018b | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | AECOM 2010, updated 2019 | W-20 | Oil Sands Monitoring Program: Water Quality (1997-2010 under Regional Aquatics Monitoring) | Alberta Environment and Parks, Environment and Climate Change Canada | Golders/Hatfield Consultants; | 1997 | ongoing | Water Quality sampling | Water Quality | General Chemistry, Ions, Nutrients, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Organics, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Toxicity | 1999 | ongoing | 8 | 5 | 3 (ATR d/s of Firebag River) | 8 | annual (September); occasional summer/winter samples | variable by site (1 to 9 years) | x | x | x | Comparison to regional reference conditions + WQ guidelines; since 2008: WQI based on CCME approach | Oil sands industry | Hatfield et al. 2006, 2009-2016 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | New 2019 | W-21 | Assessment of Changes in Hydroecological Conditions and Contaminants in Lakes of the Peace-Athabasca Delta - Paleolimnology | University of Waterloo / Wilfrid Laurier University | 2015 | 2019 | Water Quality | Physicals; General Chemistry; Stable Isotopes; Contaminants (metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons); Diatom Microfossils; Periphyton (artificial substrate samplers) Carbon sources and cycling | 2015 | 2019 | 62 | 9 | x | x | x | 71 | 3 - 4 events per year from May to September | 16 | x | x | x | Evaporation to inflow (E/I) ratio, water quality parameter concentrations, stable isotope values | river regulation, flooding, climate, oil sands operations | Remmer et al. 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | AECOM 2010 | WL-1 | An Ecosystem Model and Measures to Assess the Ecological Integrity of the Peace Athabasca Delta | Parks Canada | Wildlife | Muskrat Harvests; Fish; Goldeye Population Estimates | Timoney 2006 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | AECOM 2010 | WL-2 | Waterfowl populations on the PAD, 1969 and 1970 | Canadian Wildlife Service | 1969 | 1973 | waterfowl populations | Wildlife | 1969 | 1970 | waterfowl populations | No | Nieman and Dirschl 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | AECOM 2010 | WL-3 | Trends in the distribution and abundance of bison in Wood Buffalo National Park | Canadian Wildlife Service | 1971 | 1998 | Distribution and abundance of bison in the WBNP of the PAD | Wildlife | Distribution and Abundance of Bison | 1971 | 1998 | 2 | yearly | 25 | x | distribution and abundance of bison | Carbyn et al.1998 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | AECOM 2010 | WL-4 | The fall and rise of bison populations in Wood Buffalo National Park: 1971 to 2003 | Wood Buffalo National Park , Parks Canada | 1971 | 2003 | assessing fluctuations in bison populations of WBNP | Wildlife | Yes | Bradley and Wilmshurst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | AECOM 2010 | WL-5 | Muskrat Monitoring in the PAD, 1973-1979 | Parks Canada | Canadian Wildlife Service | 1973 | 1979 | summarizes data of fall ground counts and winter survival studies of muskrat houses | Wildlife | Muskrat Counts and Survival | Yes | Poll 1980, Straka et al. 2018, Ward and Gorelick 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | New 2019 | WL-6 | Wood Buffalo National Park. Ecological Integrity Monitoring Program: Bison Abundance | Parks Canada | Rhona Kindopp E-mail: rhona.kindopp@canada.ca | 1974 | ongoing | Aerial survey of wood bison abundance and distribution throughout Wood Buffalo National Park. Recently updated in March 2019. | Wildlife | Bison Abundance | 1974 | ongoing | NA | 5 years | x | x | x | Bison abundance | disease, climate change, habitat, potential expansion of oil sands industry | Environment Canada 2005; Cortese and McKinnon 2015 | Parks Canada. Information Centre on Ecosystems (ICE database). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | AECOM 2010, updated 2019 | WL-7 | Muskrat Monitoring in the PAD, 1975-1977 | Parks Canada | Peace Athabasca Delta Monitoring Committee; Canadian Wildlife Service | 1975 | 1977 | Muskrat house counts | Wildlife | House Numbers | 1975 | 1977 | muskrat populations | No | Stelfox and MacGillis 1977, Straka et al. 2018, Ward and Gorelick 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | AECOM 2010 | WL-8 | Northern Rivers Basin Study (NRBS): Environmental Contaminant in Mink | Environment and Climate Change Canada | 1991 | 1992 | Wildlife | Wayland et al. 1995 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | AECOM 2010 | WL-9 | Peace-Athabasca Delta Waterbird inventory Program: 1998-2001 | Ducks Unlimited Canada | Canadian Wildlife Service; British Columbia Hydro; ASRD, Institute For Wetland and Waterfowl Research (IWWR) | E. Butterworth, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Edmonton, AB | 1998 | 2001 | Waterbird inventory program of the PAD | Wildlife | Population/Species Counts | 1998 | 2001 | 14 | 14 | x | x | 18 (transects) | annual | 4 | x | waterfowl presence, abundance and density estimates | Sensitivity to fluctuating water levels | Butterworth et al. 2002 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | AECOM 2010 | WL-10 | Migrant Shorebird Use of the Peace- Athabasca Delta, Alberta in 1999 | Canadian Wildlife Service | Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative | Environmental Conservation Branch, Prairie and Northern Region Gerad Beyersbergen | 1999 | 1999 | Shorebird surveys of the Peace Athabasca Delta Ecosystem to gather baseline information | Wildlife | Population/Species Counts - Fixed-Wing Aerial Surveys; Ground Reconnaissance | 1999 | 1999 | x | x | x | two day survey sets | 2 | shorebird presence/absence | Sensitivity to fluctuating water levels | Beyersbergen 2004 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | AECOM 2010, updated 2019 | WL-11 | The status of muskrats in the PAD, WBNP | British Columbia Hydro; Parks Canada | Westworth Associates Environmental Ltd. | 1999 | 1999 | Muskrat house and pushup surveys in 1999 in the PAD | Wildlife | Muskrat Counts | Yes | Wiacek and Westworth 1999, Straka et al. 2018, Ward and Gorelick 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | AECOM 2010 | WL-12 | Moose Density Survey | The National Parks and National Historic Sites of Canada | Rhona Kindopp E-mail: rhona.kindopp@canada.ca | 1999 | Ongoing | Density surveys of moose around Fort Smith | Wildlife | Population Densities | 1999 | 2007 | transects | moose density | Sensitivity to predation | The National Parks and National Historic Sites of Canada poster, WBNP 2007, Parks Canada 2006 | Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | AECOM 2010 | WL-13 | Wood Buffalo National Park Bison Population Status | Parks Canada | 2002 | 2009 | Bison transect surveys and population estimates | Wildlife | Bison Counts | 2002 | 2009 | x | x | population levels | Yes | Parks Canada 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | AECOM 2010 | WL-14 | Estimating Winter Carrying Capacity for Bison in Wood Buffalo National Park | University of Alberta | 2004 | Estimated the winter nutritional carrying capacity in the Hay Camp and Peace- Athabasca Delta | Wildlife | Forage Availability; Forage Quality; Nutritional K for Bison | Hamilton 2004 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | New 2019 | WL-15 | Wood Buffalo National Park Ecological Integrity Monitoring: Snowshoe Hare | Parks Canada | Rhona Kindopp E-mail: rhona.kindopp@canada.ca | 2006 | ongoing | Estimation of snowshoe hare relative abundance estimated through repeated pellet surveys. | Wildlife | Snowshoe Hare Density | 2006 | ongoing | 4 | annual | 13 | x | x | Snowshoe hare abundance | climate change | Parks Canada. Information Centre on Ecosystems (ICE database). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | AECOM 2010 | WL-16 | Waterfowl breeding population surveys for Northern Alberta, Northeastern British Columbia and the Northwest Territories (MacKenzie District) | US Fish and Wildlife Service | 2007 | Survey of spring breeding habitat conditions | Wildlife | Habitat Survey | 2001 | 2007 | annual | 7 | x | x | habitat condition | waterfowl habitat | USFWS 2001,2002,2003,2004,20 05,2006,2007 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | AECOM 2010 | WL-17 | A Review of Existing Models and Potential Effects of Water Withdrawals on Semi- aquatic Mammals in the Lower Athabasca River | Cumulative Environmental l Management Association Surface Water Working Group | University of Alberta | Glynnis Hood, University of Alberta | 2009 | Extensive review of scientific and unpublished literature to determine the potential effects of varying river flows on the viability of habitat for semi-aquatic mammals | Wildlife | Population Densities | 2009 | relationship of key semi-aquatic mammals and river hydrology | Sensitivity to fluctuating water levels | Hood et al. 2009 | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | New 2019 | WL-18 | Oil Sands Monitoring and Wood Buffalo National Park Ecological Integrity Monitoring: Contaminants in Colonial Waterbird Eggs | Parks Canada / Environment and Climate Change Canada | Rhona Kindopp, E-mail: rhona.kindopp@canada.ca; Craig Hebert, E-mail: craig.hebert@ec.gc.ca | 2009 | ongoing | Collection of colonial bird eggs (gull and tern) from Lake Athabasca and the PAD for contaminant analysis and assessment of trends in contaminant concentrations (e.g., due to dietary change, long-range transport, forest fire- related emissions, oil sands operations | Wildlife | Contaminant Concerntration in Colonial Bird Eggs, including: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (2009) δ15N (2009-2012), PCDD/PCDF (2010-2012); Mercury (Hg), albumen weight (2009-ongoing) | 2009 | ongoing | 1 | 1 | 1 (Egg Island, L. Athabasca) | 3 | annual | 13 | x | x | x | parameter concentrations (Hg, δ15N, As, PAHs, PCDD/PCDF (mass and volume adjusted) | Oil sands industry, industry (coal combustion), climate change (forest fires) | Hebert et al. 2011, 2013; Hebert 2018 | Parks Canada. Information Centre on Ecosystems (ICE database). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||