{"product_id":"alberta-oil-sands-energy-industry-and-the-environment-hardback-9780080977607","title":"Alberta Oil Sands; Energy, Industry and the Environment (Hardback) 9780080977607","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlberta Oil Sands\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEnergy, Industry and the Environment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresents the work of an international, multidisciplinary scientific team measuring and monitoring the environmental effects of recovery of the oil from the Athabasca Oil Sands\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKevin E Percy (Volume editor)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780080977607, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 October 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e528 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.1 x 3.1 cm, 1.07 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This volume contains papers presented at an eponymous international symposium held in conjunction with the 43rd International Air Pollution Workshop (May 2011), in Alberta, Canada. These papers, along with other included material, come from projects undertaken by the Wood Buffalo Environmental Association (WBEA), which has, since 2008, undertaken intense study of environmental monitoring activities.\"\u003cb\u003e --Reference and Research Book News, October 2013\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 170 billion barrels, Canada's Oil Sands are the third largest reserves of developable oil in the world. The Oil Sands now produce about 1.6 million barrels per day, with production expected to double by 2025 to about 3.7 million barrels per day. The Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) in northeastern Alberta is the largest of the three oil sands deposits. Bitumen in the oil sands is recovered through one of two primary methods – mining and drilling. About 20 per cent of the reserves are close to the surface and can be mined using large shovels and trucks. Of concern are the effects of the industrial development on the environment. Both human-made and natural sources emit oxides of sulphur and nitrogen, trace elements and persistent organic compounds. Of additional concern are ground level ozone and greenhouse gases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecause of the requirement on operators to comply with the air quality regulatory policies, and to address public concerns, the not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder Wood Buffalo Environmental Association (WBEA) has since 1997 been closely monitoring air quality in AOSR. In 2008, WBEA assembled a distinguished group of international scientists who have been conducting measurements and practical research on various aspects of air emissions and their potential effects on terrestrial receptors. This book is a synthesis of the concepts and results of those on-going studies. It contains 19 chapters ranging from a global perspective of energy production, measurement methodologies and behavior of various air pollutants during fossil fuel production in a boreal forest ecosystem, towards designing and deploying a multi-disciplinary, proactive, and long-term environmental monitoring system that will also meet regulatory expectations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Energy Production: A Global Perspective\u003cbr\u003e2. Energy Developments in the Alberta Oil Sands\u003cbr\u003e3. Energy and Environment: Toward Achieving the Balance in Alberta\u003cbr\u003e4. Air Quality in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region\u003cbr\u003e5. Development and Application of Statistical Approaches for Reducing Uncertainty in Ambient Air Quality Data,\u003cbr\u003e6. Co-Measurement of Volatile Organic and Sulphur Compounds in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region by Dual Detector Pneumatic Focusing Gas Chromatography (PFGC)\u003cbr\u003e7. Overview of Real-World Emission Characterization Methods\u003cbr\u003e8. Measurement of Real-World Stack Emissions with a Dilution Sampling System\u003cbr\u003e9. Applying the Forest Health Approach to Monitoring a Boreal Ecosystem in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region\u003cbr\u003e10. Ecological Analogues for Bio-monitoring Industrial Sulfur Emissions in  the Athabasca Oil Sands Region\u003cbr\u003e11. Tracing Industrial Nitrogen and Sulfur Emissions in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region using Stable Isotopes\u003cbr\u003e12. Air Quality Modeling in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region\u003cbr\u003e13. WBEA Receptor Modeling Study in the Athabasca Oil Sands: An  Introduction\u003cbr\u003e14. Method for Extraction and Multi-element Analysis of the Epiphytic Lichen Hypogymnia physodes from the Athabasca Oil Sands Region\u003cbr\u003e15. Coupling Lead Isotopes and Element Concentrations in Epiphytic Lichens  to Track Sources of Air Emissions in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region\u003cbr\u003e16. Mercury Concentration and Isotopic Composition of Epiphytic Tree Lichens in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region\u003cbr\u003e17. Measurement of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Epiphytic Lichens for Receptor Modeling in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR):  A Pilot Study\u003cbr\u003e18. Receptor Modeling of Epiphytic Lichens to Elucidate the Sources and Spatial Distribution of Inorganic Air Pollution in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region,      \u003cbr\u003e19. Concluding Remarks\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Petroleum technology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Petroleum technology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Petroleum%20technology%20%5BTHFP%5D%22\"\u003eTHFP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Elsevier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46649101222168,"sku":"9780080977607","price":110.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780080977607.jpg?v=1694097250","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/alberta-oil-sands-energy-industry-and-the-environment-hardback-9780080977607","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}