Palaeolimnology of lakes in the Wood Buffalo Region, Canada
UCL Geography’s palaeolimnology project in Canada examines lake sediments from Alberta to track acidification and environmental change linked to Oil Sands development.
This project funded by the NOx SOx Management Working Group (NSMWG) of the Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA), Edmonton, Canada, involved the collection and analysis of surface, bottom and full core lake sediment samples from lakes in Alberta to assess the impact from acidification as a result of Oil Sands development in the region. The facility provided the sediment core chronologies.
Publications
- Curtis, C.J., Flower, R.J., Rose, N.L., Shilland J., Simpson, G.L., Turner, S.D., Yang, H. and Pla S. (2010). Palaeolimnological assessment of lake acidification and environmental change in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region of northern Alberta. Journal of Limnology. 69: 77 – 91.
Contact Us
Facility Manager
Dr Handong Yang
Telephone: 020 7679 0544
handong.yang@ucl.ac.uk
Coordinator
Professor Neil Rose
Telephone: 020 7679 0543
n.rose@ucl.ac.uk
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Department of Geography
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