Geochemical and Isotopic Investigations of Lake Sediments From the Athabasca Oil Sands Region

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dc.contributor.advisorMayer, Bernhard
dc.contributor.authorStanners, Fiona Mary
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-13T17:53:05Z
dc.date.available2014-06-16T07:00:24Z
dc.date.issued2014-03-13
dc.date.submitted2014en
dc.description.abstractThe Athabasca oil sands region (AOSR) is one of the largest unconventional oil reserves globally, and is projected to become increasingly important as conventional oil resources are depleted. This has lead to increasing concerns about the impact of industrial emissions on surrounding ecosystems. Four sediment cores from three lakes in northeastern Alberta and northwestern Saskatchewan were analyzed to assess the type and quantity of organic matter (OM) in sediments, and whether there had been any impact from industrial emissions originating in the AOSR on lake sediment geochemistry. Analyses showed that sediments in all three lakes are organic-rich, and the OM is dominantly derived from authochthonous primary production of phytoplankton and bacteria. Stable N and S isotope analyses of sediments, deposited between 1850 and 2010 showed no clear impact from industrial emissions in the AOSR.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStanners, F. M. (2014). Geochemical and Isotopic Investigations of Lake Sediments From the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26277en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26277
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/1388
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectGeochemistry
dc.subjectGeology
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences
dc.subject.classificationlake sedimentsen_US
dc.subject.classificationstable isotopesen_US
dc.subject.classificationLimnologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationrock-evalen_US
dc.subject.classificationorganic petrologyen_US
dc.titleGeochemical and Isotopic Investigations of Lake Sediments From the Athabasca Oil Sands Region
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeoscience
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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