Wildlife activities in oil sands monitoring work plans 2014 to 2015
Table 4: wildlife contaminants and toxicology monitoring program implementation plan activities
Acronyms
- ESRD
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Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
- EC
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Environment Canada
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WBEA
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Wood Buffalo Environmental Association
- LICA
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Lakeland Industry and Community Association
- ABMI
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Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
- BAM
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The Boreal Avian Modelling Project - University of Alberta
- DU
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Ducks Unlimited Canada
- EMCLA
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Ecological Monitoring Committee for the Lower Athabasca
| Commitment for 2014 to 2015 | Proposed responsible organization | Approved budget |
|---|---|---|
| Assessing impacts of oil sands development on aquatic birds | EC | $160,000 |
| Commitment for 2014 to 2015 | Proposed responsible organization | Approved budget |
|---|---|---|
| Effects of oil sands activities on amphibian development, stress response, resistance, and infectious disease dynamics | ||
| Laboratory exposures and effects | EC | $268,075 |
| Commitment for 2014 to 2015 | Proposed responsible organization | Approved budget |
|---|---|---|
| Field Exposure and Effects- Air Emissions/ PAHs |
EC | $219,315 |
| Commitment for 2014 to 2015 | Proposed responsible organization | Approved budget |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter/Trapper Harvested Wildlife Contaminants and Toxicology | ||
| Dead and Moribund Bird Contaminants and Toxicology | EC | $197,870 |
| Commitment for 2014 to 2015 | Proposed responsible organization | Approved budget |
|---|---|---|
| Plant health and community composition as indicators of oil sands mining and processing - Field monitoring | ||
| Native plant species for monitoring oil sands phytotoxicity and phytoremediation: greenhouse studies | EC | $94,740 |
Sub-sub-total
|
$940,000
|