Alberta oil sands
Alberta oil sands energy, industry and the environment / [recurso electrónico] :
Kevin E. Percy, editor.
- First edition.
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 496 pages, 32 unnumbered plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
- Developments in environmental science ; 11 .
- Developments in environmental science ; 11. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Cover; Alberta Oil Sands: Energy, Industry and the Environment; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Introduction to the Book Series; Chapter 1: Energy Production: A Global Perspective; 1.1 The Situation; 1.2 Some Remedies; 1.2.1 Cost-Effective Capture and Storage of CO2 Through Energy Production from Saline Aquifers; 1.2.2 Solar Energy to Produce Transportation Fuels; 1.2.3 Electrical Energy Storage at Base-Load Levels; 1.3 Summary; References; Chapter 2: Energy Developments in Canada's Oil Sands; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Early Days. 2.3 Opportunities and Challenges2.3.1 Greenhouse Gases and Air Quality; 2.3.2 Water Use, Tailings Ponds, and Quality; 2.3.3 Land-Impact and Reclamation; 2.3.4 Market Access; 2.4 The Path Forward; 2.4.1 Governments; 2.4.2 Industry; 2.4.3 Working Together; References; Chapter 3: Energy and Environment: Toward Achieving the Balance in Alberta; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions; 3.3 Water Management; 3.4 Land Use and Waste Management; 3.5 Summary; References; Chapter 4: Air Quality in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region 2011. 4.1 The Wood Buffalo Environmental Association Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Network4.2 Major Emission Sources in the Athabasca Oil Sands; 4.3 Continuously Monitored Air Pollutants; 4.3.1 Sulfur Dioxide; 4.3.2 Nitrogen Dioxide; 4.3.3 Ozone; 4.3.4 Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5); 4.3.5 Ammonia; 4.3.6 Total Reduced Sulfur/Hydrogen Sulfide; 4.3.7 Hydrocarbons; 4.4 Time-Integrated Measurements; 4.4.1 Volatile Organic Compounds; 4.4.2 Reduced Sulfur Compounds; 4.4.3 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; 4.4.4 Total Gaseous Mercury Monitoring at AMS 6 Patricia McInnes. 4.5 2011 Air Quality Health Index Values4.6 Trends and Other Regions; 4.6.1 Long-Term Trends; 4.6.2. Other Regions; 4.7 Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5: Development and Application of Statistical Approaches for Reducing Uncertainty in Ambient Air Quality Data; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Recent Attempts Related to Uncertainty; 5.3 ISO Measurement Uncertainty Estimation Methodology; 5.4 Alternative Approach to Uncertainty Using the Weibull Distribution; 5.5 MCMS for Uncertainty Estimation; 5.6 Estimation of Uncertainty in WBEA Measurements; 5.7 Conclusions; Acknowledgments.
At 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. Because 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. Covers measurement of emissions from very large industrial sources in a region with huge international media profileValidation of measurement technologies can be applied globallyThe new approaches to ecological monitoring described can be applied in other forested regions.
9780080977676 (electronic bk.) 0080977677 (electronic bk.)
Oil sands--Environmental aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Petroleum.
Oil sands--Environmental aspects.
Athabasca Tar Sands (Alta.)
Alberta--Athabasca Tar Sands.
Electronic books.
TN873.C22 / A37 2012
553.2/83
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Cover; Alberta Oil Sands: Energy, Industry and the Environment; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Introduction to the Book Series; Chapter 1: Energy Production: A Global Perspective; 1.1 The Situation; 1.2 Some Remedies; 1.2.1 Cost-Effective Capture and Storage of CO2 Through Energy Production from Saline Aquifers; 1.2.2 Solar Energy to Produce Transportation Fuels; 1.2.3 Electrical Energy Storage at Base-Load Levels; 1.3 Summary; References; Chapter 2: Energy Developments in Canada's Oil Sands; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Early Days. 2.3 Opportunities and Challenges2.3.1 Greenhouse Gases and Air Quality; 2.3.2 Water Use, Tailings Ponds, and Quality; 2.3.3 Land-Impact and Reclamation; 2.3.4 Market Access; 2.4 The Path Forward; 2.4.1 Governments; 2.4.2 Industry; 2.4.3 Working Together; References; Chapter 3: Energy and Environment: Toward Achieving the Balance in Alberta; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions; 3.3 Water Management; 3.4 Land Use and Waste Management; 3.5 Summary; References; Chapter 4: Air Quality in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region 2011. 4.1 The Wood Buffalo Environmental Association Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Network4.2 Major Emission Sources in the Athabasca Oil Sands; 4.3 Continuously Monitored Air Pollutants; 4.3.1 Sulfur Dioxide; 4.3.2 Nitrogen Dioxide; 4.3.3 Ozone; 4.3.4 Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5); 4.3.5 Ammonia; 4.3.6 Total Reduced Sulfur/Hydrogen Sulfide; 4.3.7 Hydrocarbons; 4.4 Time-Integrated Measurements; 4.4.1 Volatile Organic Compounds; 4.4.2 Reduced Sulfur Compounds; 4.4.3 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; 4.4.4 Total Gaseous Mercury Monitoring at AMS 6 Patricia McInnes. 4.5 2011 Air Quality Health Index Values4.6 Trends and Other Regions; 4.6.1 Long-Term Trends; 4.6.2. Other Regions; 4.7 Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5: Development and Application of Statistical Approaches for Reducing Uncertainty in Ambient Air Quality Data; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Recent Attempts Related to Uncertainty; 5.3 ISO Measurement Uncertainty Estimation Methodology; 5.4 Alternative Approach to Uncertainty Using the Weibull Distribution; 5.5 MCMS for Uncertainty Estimation; 5.6 Estimation of Uncertainty in WBEA Measurements; 5.7 Conclusions; Acknowledgments.
At 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. Because 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. Covers measurement of emissions from very large industrial sources in a region with huge international media profileValidation of measurement technologies can be applied globallyThe new approaches to ecological monitoring described can be applied in other forested regions.
9780080977676 (electronic bk.) 0080977677 (electronic bk.)
Oil sands--Environmental aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Petroleum.
Oil sands--Environmental aspects.
Athabasca Tar Sands (Alta.)
Alberta--Athabasca Tar Sands.
Electronic books.
TN873.C22 / A37 2012
553.2/83
