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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1879-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1879-2021
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Research article
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08 Mar 2021
Research article |
| 08 Mar 2021
| 08 Mar 2021
Methane emissions from an oil sands tailings pond: a quantitative comparison of fluxes derived by different methods
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Toronto, M3H 5T4, Canada
now at: Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 1A7, Canada
Ralf M. Staebler
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Toronto, M3H 5T4, Canada
Samar G. Moussa
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Toronto, M3H 5T4, Canada
James Beck
Suncor Energy Inc., Calgary, T2P 3Y7, Canada
Richard L. Mittermeier
Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Toronto, M3H 5T4, Canada
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- Atmospheric emissions estimation of polycyclic aromatic compounds from an oil sands tailings pond using passive air samplers M. Moradi et al. 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140423
- Calculating gas emissions from open-pit mines using inverse dispersion modelling: A numerical evaluation using CALPUFF and CFD-LS S. Kia et al. 10.1016/j.jweia.2022.105046
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- Quantifying fugitive gas emissions from an oil sands tailings pond with open-path Fourier transform infrared measurements Y. You et al. 10.5194/amt-14-945-2021
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Short summary
Tailings ponds in the Alberta oil sands can be significant sources of methane, an important greenhouse gas. This paper describes a 1-month study conducted in 2017 to measure methane emissions from a pond using a variety of micrometeorological flux methods and demonstrates some advantages of these methods over flux chambers.
Tailings ponds in the Alberta oil sands can be significant sources of methane, an important...
