Glossary and Acronyms

Glossary, Acronyms and Abbreviations

Syncrude Canada Ltd. Mildred Lake Extension Project Application for Approval December 2014

Glossary, Acronyms and Abbreviations

% percent Σ sum δ containing delta

σv lateral (horizontal) turbulence data

σw vertical turbulence data

σy initial horizontal (lateral) dimension for volume source

σz initial vertical dimension for volume source χ2 chi-square μg microgram (one one-thousandth of a gram) μg/g micrograms per gram μg/L micrograms per litre μg/m3 micrograms per cubic metre μm micrometre

(NH4)2(SO4) ammonium sulphate μS/cm microsiemens per centimetre +/- plus/minus (give or take) < less than > greater than °C degrees Celsius A&GWR Alberta and Great Waterways Railway AAAQO Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives and Guidelines AAC annual allowable cut ABMI Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute ACFN Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation ACIMS Alberta Conservation Information Management System AELSA aquatic ecology local study area AENV Alberta Environment AEP Aurora East Pit AER Alberta Energy Regulator AGCC Alberta Ground Cover Classification AGRASID Agricultural Region of Alberta Soil Inventory Database Al aluminum Al-Pac Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. ALSA aquatics local study area

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ANC acid neutralizing capacity ANHIC Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre ANPC Alberta Native Plant Council AOSA Athabasca Oil Sands Area AOSERP Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Regional Program AOSTRA Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority API⁰ American Petroleum Institute degree AQLSA air quality local study area AQMG Air Quality Modeling Guideline AQRSA air quality regional study area ARGO amphibious all-terrain vehicle ARGR Arctic grayling ARSA aquatics regional study area ARU Acoustic Recording Unit AS Aurora South ASB Aurora Settling Basin ASP area structure plan ASRD Alberta Sustainable Resource Development ASWQG Alberta Surface Water Quality Guidelines AT Alberta Transportation ATV all-terrain vehicle AVI Alberta Vegetation Inventory A-weighted level or dBA A measurement of overall sound pressure level that accounts for the frequency content of the measured sound assessed with a frequency response similar to that of the human ear. A-Weighted Sound Pressure The sound pressure level in decibels as measured on a sound level Level, dBA meter using the A-weighting filter network. The A-weighting filter de- emphasizes the very low and very high frequency components of the sound in a manner similar to the frequency response of the human ear and correlates well with subjective reactions to noise. All sound levels in this report are A-weighted, unless reported otherwise. AWI Alberta Wetland Inventory bbl/d barrels per day BC:Al base cations to aluminum BCM bank cubic metres BFW boiler feed water BIP bitumen in place BLL blood lead level

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BML Base Mine Lake BRSS Beaver River Silicified Sandstone BRST Brook stickleback BTEX benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes BURB Burbot C&R Conservation and Reclamation Plan CAC criteria air contaminants

CaCO3 calcium carbonate CAESA Canada-Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture CALGRID California Petrochemical Grid Model CASA Clean Air Strategic Alliance CCME Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment CCV critical chemical value CEA cumulative effects assessment CEC cation exchange capacity CEMA Cumulative Environmental Management Association

CH4 methane cm/s centimetres per second CMIP5 Coupled Model Inter-Comparison Project Phase 5 CNC company consultative notations CNT consultative notation CO carbon monoxide

CO2 carbon dioxide

CO2E carbon dioxide equivalents CONRAD Canadian Oil Sands Network for Research and Development COPC chemicals of potential concern COSEWIC Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada cp centipoise CPDFN Chipewyan Prairie Dené First Nation CPF central processing facility CPUE catch-per-unit effort CRA commercial, recreational or Aboriginal CRISP Comprehensive Regional Infrastructure Sustainability Plan CSC Construction Sector Council cSOR cumulative steam oil ratio CT composite tailings

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CWE cold water equivalent CWS Canada-Wide Standards dB (decibel) A unit describing the amplitude of sound, equal to 20 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the pressure of the sound measured to the reference pressure, which is 20 micropascals. dBA (decibel A) Unit used for ‘A-weighted’ sound pressure levels. A-weighting is an adjustment made to sound-level measurement to approximate the response of the human ear. dBC Decibel C = C-weighted sound pressure unit DDA dedicated disposal area DEM Digital Elevation Model DFO Fisheries and Oceans Canada DID digital integrated disposition dL per decilitre DL disturbed land DLO Department License of Occupation DML department miscellaneous lease DO dissolved oxygen DRS disposition reservation DUA domestic use aquifer dv deciview EAH East Athabasca Highway EAP Enhanced Approval Process EC Environment Canada EIA environmental impact assessment EIP East In-Pit ELC Ecological Land Classification EMT Emergency Medical Technician Energy equivalent sound A single number descriptor commonly used for environmental noise level or Leq measurements and criteria. The Leq is used to quantify sound that constantly varies over time, such as sound commonly occurring in outdoor environments. Leq is defined as the steady, continuous sound level over the measured time period that has the same acoustic energy as the actual fluctuating sound levels that occurred during the same time period. Measurement periods commonly used for Leq measurements and criteria are daytime (07:00 - 22:00 hrs) and nighttime (22:00 - 07:00 hrs). EPEA Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act EPL end-pit lake ERCB Energy Resources Conservation Board ERP Emergency Response Plan

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ESA environmentally significant areas ESCC Endangered Species Conservation Committee ESP electrical submersible pump ESRD Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development ETA external tailings area EZE easement

F1; C6-C10, excluding BTEX fraction 1

F2; C>10-C16 fraction 2

F3; C>16‐C34 fraction 3

F4; C>34 fraction 4 FCS final closure scenario FEFLOW Finite Element subsurface flow system FFT fluid fine tailings FMA Forestry Management Agreement FMAOSS Fort McMurray-Athabasca Oil Sands Subregional FMFN #468 Fort McMurray First Nation #468 FMU forest management unit FRL Fisheries Research License FWKO free water knockout FWMIS Fish and Wildlife Management Information System g/GJ grams per gigajoule GCM global climate model GDP gross domestic product GHG greenhouse gas GIS Geographic Information System GJ/h gigajoule per hour GLIMPS Geographic Land Information Management Planning System GMP groundwater monitoring program GPS global positioning system

H2S hydrogen sulphide HBC Hudson's Bay Company HHRA human health risk assessment HI haze index HLSA hydrogeology local study areas

HNO3 nitric acid HP high pressure

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HQ hazard quotient HRA Historical Resources Act HRIA historical resources impact assessment HRLSA historical resources local study area HRRSA historical resources regional study area HRSA hydrogeology regional study area HRV historic resource value HSI habitat suitability index HSPF Hydrological Simulation Program-FORTRAN Hz hertz IHS inclined heterolithic stratification ILCR incremental lifetime cancer risk IQ Intellectual Quotient IR indicator resources IRC Industry Relations Corporation IRP integrated resource plan ISO International Organization for Standardization ISP industrial sample plot JOSM Joint Oil Sands Monitoring K potassium keq/ha/y kiloequivalent per hectares per year kg/h kilograms per hour kg/ha/y kilograms per hectare per year Kilowatt kW KIR key indicator resources KOH potassium hydroxide kPaa kiloPascal absolute kPag kilopascal gauge L/d litres per day L/min litres per minute LACT lease automatic custody transfer unit LARP Lower Athabasca Region Plan LB forage Large-bodied forage fish LCC Land Capability Classification LCCS Land Cover Classification System LFH Litter, Fibric, and Humic surface organic material

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LFN low frequency noise LiDAR light detection and ranging LKCH Lake chub LKWH Lake whitefish LL lower lift LLD low liquid discharge LNDC Longnose dace LNSC Longnose sucker LOAEL lowest-observable-adverse-effect-level LOC license of occupation LP low pressure LSA local study area LSD legal subdivision LUB land use bylaw LWG Land Working Group masl meters above sea level MCFN Mikisew Cree First Nation mD milliDarcy MDL method detection limit MDP Municipal Development Plan MDS Maximum Disturbance Scenario Mm3 million cubic metres Mt Megatonnes MgO magnesium oxide MLL miscellaneous leases MLSB Mildred Lake Settling Basin MLX Mildred Lake Extension MNWH Mountain whitefish MOP maximum operating pressures MOSA mineable oil sands area MPOI maximum point of impingement MSL mineral surface lease MW megawatt

N2O nitrous oxide NaOCl sodium hypochlorite NaOH sodium hydroxide

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NFS near-face crushing and slurry preparation + NH4 ammonium

NH4NO3 ammonium nitrate NLRHC Northern Lights Regional Health Centre NLSA noise local study area NMCP North Mine Centre Pond NMEPL North Mine End Pit Lake NMSP North Mine South Pond NO nitric oxide

NO2 nitrogen dioxide - NO3 nitrate

NOX gaseous oxides of nitrogen (NO, NO2) or all nitrogen species (e.g., NO2, N2O, N3O)

NOx gaseous oxides of nitrogen NRCB Natural Resources Conservation Board NRPK Northern pike NRRD Northern redbelly dace NRSA noise regional study area NRV natural range of variability

NSMWG NOX-SO2 Management Working Group NTDB National Topographic Database NTS National Topographic System NTU nephelometric turbidity unit

O3 ozone OBIP original bitumen in place ODA overburden disposal area ODA-N overburden disposal area-north ODA-S overburden disposal area-south OLM ozone limiting method OPP ore preparation plant ORF oil removal filters OSCA Oil Sands Community Alliance OSE oil sands exploration OSL oil sands leases OTSG once through steam generators PAD Peace Athabasca Delta

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PAH polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAI potential acid input PAL protection of aquatic life PAW process-affected water PBPK pharmacokinetic PDA pre-disturbance assessments PDC Planned Development Case PHC petroleum hydrocarbon pHRIA paleontological historical resources impact assessment PIL pipeline installation lease PLA pipeline agreements PM Particulate matter. May be relatively large and derived from crustal sources such as road dust (>10 μm), or be relatively small and derived from combustion sources both natural and anthropogenic sources (2.5 to 10 μm), or be derived through reactions in the atmosphere (secondary particulates; <2.5 μm).

PM10 Particulate matter with nominally smaller than 10 μm in diameter.

PM2.5 Particulate matter with a mean aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 microns (µm) or smaller PNG petroleum and natural gas PNT protective notation PPA proposed Project Area PRDC Pearl dace PSL permissible sound levels PSV primary separation vessels QA/QC quality assurance/quality control RAMP Regional Aquatic Monitoring Program RCP representative concentration pathway RCW recycled water RDS roadways RELAD Regional Lagrangian Acid Deposition RES Regional Emergency Services RFMA Registered Fur Management Area Rge Range RIC Resource Inventory Committee RMA resource management area RMS reclamation material stockpile

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RMWB Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo ROW right-of-way RSA regional study area RSC reduced sulphur compound RSDS Regional Sustainable Development Strategy RWG Reclamation Working Group SAGD steam assisted gravity drainage SAR sodium adsorption ratio SARA Species at Risk Act SB forage small-bodied forage fish SCA Soil Correlation Area SCC Alberta Endangered Species Conservation Committee SCEM Site Conceptual Exposure Model SCR selective catalytic reduction SEIA socio-economic impact assessment SESA socio-economic study area SEWG Sustainable Ecosystems Working Group SIL Survey Intensity Level

SiO2 silicon dioxide SLSC Slimy sculpin SML surface material lease SMU Soil Map Unit

SO2 sulphur dioxide 2- SO4 sulphate (partion) SPSC Spoonhead sculpin SPSH Spottail shiner SRD Sustainable Resource Development SRPR Species at Risk Public Registry SRU sulphur recovery unit SWIP Southwest In-Pit SWSS Southwest Sand Storage t/d tonnes per day TC tolerable concentration TCM total conversion method TDI tolerable daily intake TDS total dissolved solids

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TEEM Terrestrial Environmental Effects Monitoring TEF toxic equivalency factor TEK Traditional ecological knowledge TEMF Terrestrial Ecosystem Management Framework THC total hydrocarbon TIA traffic impact assessment TK traditional knowledge TLSA terrestrial local study area TLU traditional land use TOR Terms of Reference TPR timber productivity ratings TRSA terrestrial regional study area TRV toxological reference value TSS total suspended solids, in water TURSA traditional use regional study area TV:BIP total volume to bitumen in-place Twp Township UL upper lift US EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency USLE Universal Soil Loss Equation VC valued components VEC valued ecosystem component VOC volatile organic compound VRU vapour recovery unit VSC valued socio-economic components WAC weak acid cation WALL walleye WATFLOOD University of Waterloo Flood Forecasting System WBEA Wood Buffalo Environmental Association WHEC Wildlife Habitat Effectiveness and Connectivity project WHO World Health Organization WHSC White sucker WMU Wildlife Management Unit WSC Water Survey of Canada YLPR yellow perch ZOI zones of influence

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