Presentation by Dr. William Shotyk at the Alberta Institute of Agrologists conference, spring 2012; relates to Alberta water, natural variations, challenges.
Presentation at the 2012 Alberta Institute of Agrologists conference, by Jennifer Grant of Pembina Institute. Looks at how water is used in oilsands development and how remidiation could be improved.
A greenhouse study compared germination, emergence and growth of three grasses commonly used in land reclamation when grown in mixtures of mature fine tailings, tailings sand, peat mineral mix and coke. Plants can survive in coke but with reduced production. Slender wheat grass and rocky mountain fescue were the most tolerant of the mature fine tailings and coke.