A Bibliography of the Athabasca Oil Sands
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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE ATHABASCA OIL SANDS FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA AREA: SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 1980 CUMULATED UPDATE Sixth edition compiled by: Cheryl Sanford, Free-lance Librarian Previous editions compiled by: Susan Moysa, Librarian, Alberta Department of the Environment. Betty Rost, Cataloguer, Alberta Department of the Environment. EDMONTON, Alberta January, 1980 Sixth Edition, Revised NOTE: THIS EDITION SUPERCEDES ALL OTHERS. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction --------------------------------------------------iv Sources Consulted----------------------------------------------vi I. Existing Bibliographies and Their Scope-------------------------1 II. General Background References Items published prior to 1970-----------------------------4 Items published from 1970 to 1972-------------------------7 Items published in 1973-----------------------------------9 Items published in 1974----------------------------------12 Items published in 1975----------------------------------18 Items published in 1976----------------------------------25 Items published in 1977----------------------------------33 Items published in 1978----------------------------------39 Items published in 1979----------------------------------50 III. Leases and Maps------------------------------------------------56 IV. Historical Background Material --------------------------------57 V. Archaeology----------------------------------------------------65 VI. Geology (Very selective references)----------------------------67 VII. Socio-Economic Studies A. Fort McMurray Area 1. Economic Aspects, including Industry and Resource Development --------------------------72 2. Social Aspects ------------------------------~-----78 3. Regional Planning----------------------------------80 4. Community Planning --------------------------------83 5. Agricultural Development --------------------------84 6. Settlement, Mobility and Population----------------84 - i - 8. Native Populations --------------------------------89 9. Recreational Facilities and Potential------- ------92 10. Municipal Engineering---------- --------- --------94 1L New Townsite Studies ---------------------- -----94 12. Miscellaneous- -------------------------------- ---97 B. New Town of Fort McMurray 1. General------ ----------------------- -------------98 2. Planning -------------- -- ------------------- --101 3. Municipal Engineering---------------- ------------108 4. Settlement, Mobility and Population---------------113 5. Housing--------------------------- ----------- ---114 6. Education--------------------------------------- -118 VIII. A. Environmental Studies 1. Ecology jEnvironment-- - _. - - --- - - - --- _. -- - --- _. _._- - - - - -119 2. Vegetation --------------------------- -----------135 3. Forests and Forestry --------------------------- -136 5. Power development---------------------------------145 6. Soils and Soil Surveys ------------------------ --146 7. Wildlife -----------------------------------------151 8. Limnology, Fishes & Invertebrates-----------------161 9. Transportation and Pipeline Corridor ------------ 168 10. App1ications by Industry to the Government of Alberta (arranged chronologically)-------------176 11. Pollution - Monitoring ----------------------- ---185 12. Climatology---------------------------------------186 13. Air Quality - Permits-----------------------------191 14. Air Pollution - General---------------------------192 15. Air Pollution - Stack Sampling -------------------208 16. Water Quality - Permits---------------------------209 17. Water Quality and Pollution-----------------------209 18. oil Spills ---------------------------------------221 19. Mining and Extraction-----------------------------223 20. Reclamation---------------------------------------244 IX. Cold Lake, Peace River, and Wabasca oil Sands A. General-------------------------------------------------254 B. Cold Lake 1. General Background References---------------------254 2. Historical Background Material -------------------258 3. Geology (Very selective references)---------------258 4. Socio-Economic Studies ---------------------------259 5. Environmental Studies a. General -------------------------------------262 b. Applications by Industry to the Government of Alberta (arranged chronologically) -------267 C. Peace River 1. General Background References---------------------268 2. Geology (Very selective references ---------------269 3. Socio-Economic Studies ---------------------------269 4. Environmental Studies-----------------------------270 D. Wabasca-------------------------------------------------271 X. Name Index ---------------------------------------------------272 XI. Title Index---------------------------------------------------295 - iii - Introduction. This is the fifth cumulated update of' a bibliography originally prepared in early 1974 at the request of Dr. S. B. Smith, \vho was at that time Chairman of the Research Secretariat, Alberta Department of the Environment, and who is presently Director of the Alberta oil Sands Environmental Research Program. The objective of the bibliography is to provide a comprehensive listing of reports relating to the socio-economic and environmental aspects of the development of the Athabasca oil Sands. Major reports and some articles on the other oil sands areas of Alberta - Cold Lake, Peace River and Wabasca - are also included. This edition, which includes journal articles received up to the end of September 1979 and reports received prior to November 1979 by the Alberta Environment Library, contains references to about 1,900 items. In addition to listing materials published since the previous edition, it also includes references to earlier items on the history of the development of the Alberta Oil Sands and on the environmental and socio-' economic implications of this development. These were located by using the Alberta oil Sands Index and Oil Shales and Tar Sands: A Bibli~phy. These bibliographies are cited in section I. Several modifications have been made to the organization of the bibliography. Items in the "General Background References" section are now arranged chronologically. The "Economic Aspects" and "Industry and Resources Development" sections under "Socio-Economic Studies, Fort McMurray Area" have been merged. The "Manpower and Employment" section formerly under the "New Town of Fort McMurray" has become a sub-heading of the "Fort McMurray Area" section. The "Ecology/Environment" section has been moved to become the first section of the "Environmental Studies" section. Separate sections have been established for items pertaining to the Cold Lake, Peace River and Wabasca Oil Sands. The Cold Lake and Peace River sections have also been further subdivided to bring articles on the same topic together. Please note that the "Geologyll section contains only ~~ sele~~ references. Also, the "Historical Background HateriaP section includes a selective listing of early Geological Survey of Canada reports and other early studies. These items give a general description of the area including topography and climate, as well as the hydrological and geographical features. References are only cited once, e.g. if an item deals with both air and water pollution, it could be located in either "Air Pollution General ll or "Water Quality and Pollutionll , depending on which subject area has received the greatest emphasis. -, iv - Title entries have not been made for items listed in the "Application by Industry to the Government of Alberta" sections. An asterisk beside a title in the title index indicates that the report is held by the Alberta Environment Library. Because journals are readily available, it was felt unnecessary to extend this marking to include journal articles. It would be appreciated if any omissions from this bibliography could be brought to the attention of the compilers. We would like to draw your attention to two ongoing newsletters published by Sync rude Canada and and the oil Sands Division of Suncor, formerly known as Great Canadian Oil Sands. They are Syncrude Environment Bulletin and The Oilsander, the successor to Great Canadian Oil Sands News. These contain articles on company activities. Another newsletter, The Tar Paper, prepared by the oil Sands Information Center for the Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority, published its first issue in May 1978 in response to requests for increased communications among members of the oil sands community. It is issued on an irregular basis. THIS EDITION SUPERCEDES ALL PREVIOUS EDITIONS. PLEASE DISCARD ALL PREVIOUS EDITIONS. - v - Sources Consulted. (Note: Some of these were ted when the bibliography was first initiated) . Alberta. Committee for the Co-ordination of Statistics and Research. Inventory of research projects by the Government of the Province of Alberta, Edmonton, January, 1973. 98 p. Alberta. Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources. Alberta. Dept. of Interqovernmental Affairs. Office of Program Co ordination. Alberta. Dept. of Municipal Affairs. Provincial Planning Branch. Alberta. Dept.. of the Environment Library. Alberta. Energy Resources Conservation Board. Publications, maps and services catalogue. Calgary, January, 1978, 178 p. Alberta. Energy Resources Conservation Board Library_ Alberta. Northeast Area Commissioner1s Office. Alberta Oil Sands index. Edited by Helga Radvanyi. Edmonton, Hesearch Council of Alberta. Oil Sands Information Centre. 4 issues, cumulated annually. A comprehensive listing of technical reports, articles and patents