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CSE
— culturally significant ecosystem
KT/A
— kilotonne per annum
N/A
— Not Applicable
WT%
— weight-percent
IC20
— inhibitory concentration
NG/L
— nanograms per litre
M AMSL
— metres above mean sea level
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
BATEA
— Best Available Technology Economically Achievable
AAAQG
— Alberta Ambient Air Quality Guidelines
KG/D
— kilogram per day
EPA
— Environmental Protection Agency (US)
QC
— Quality Control
CO2
— Carbon Dioxide
IPCC
— Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
NTU
— Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
M/SD
— cubic metres per stream day
AAAQO
— Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives
GDP
— Gross Domestic Product
NPV
— Net Present Value {economics}
DO
— Dissolved Oxygen
GPS
— Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
NAAQO
— National Ambient Air Quality Objectives
U.S.EPA
— United States Environmental Protection Agency
T/SH
— tonnes per stream hour
ND
— Not Detected
ERP
— Emergency Response Plan
BTEX
— benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes
µG/L
— micrograms per litre
GJ/H
— gigajoules per hour
BBL/CD
— barrels per calendar day
VHF
— Very High Frequency
ACGIH
— American Council of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
DB
— Decibel
LC50
— Lethal Concentration 50
CH4
— Methane, Natural Gas
USGS
— United States Geological Survey (DOI)
MG/L
— milligrams per litre
CO2E
— Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
NM
— Nautical Mile
NRC
— National Research Council (Canada)
O3
— Ozone
MJ
— Megajoule
OTSG
— Once-Through Steam Generator
TSS
— Total Suspended Solids
NOAEL
— No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level
ILCR
— Incremental Lifetime Cancer Risks
EIA
— Environmental impact assessment (international)
VOC
— Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
ATSDR
— Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
VFR
— Visual Flight Rule
TOR
— terms of reference (ICAO/FAA)
HA
— Hectare
COSEWIC
— Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
PAH
— Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
TDS
— Total Dissolved Solids
NOX
— Nitrogen Oxide
GCM
— General Circulation Model
HEP
— Habitat Evaluation Procedure
RVIM
— Netherlands National Institute of Public Health and the Environment
BC MOE
— British Columbia Ministry of Environment
CARB
— California Air Resources Board
HHV
— Higher Heating Value (thermal efficiency basis)
L/S
— Litres per Second
UTM
— Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
TDEM
— Time-Domain Electromagnetics
RQ
— Risk Quotient
DL
— Detection Limit
T/A
— tonnes per annum
TUA
— acute toxicity unit
TWP
— Township
BAF
— Bioaccumulation Factor
SARA
— Species At Risk Act
BMD
— Benchmark Dose
NO2
— Nitrogen Dioxide
TIE
— Toxicity Identification Evaluation
AESCC
— Alberta's Endangered Species Conservation Committee
WRF
— Weather Research and Forecasting
BMC
— Benchmark Concentration
PAC
— polycyclic aromatic compounds
IK
— Indigenous Knowledge
JRP
— Joint Review Panels
GTG
— Gas Turbine Generator
PM2.5
— particulate matter less than 2.5 µm in diameter
CEMA
— Cumulative Environmental Management Association
DBA
— A-weighted sound level expressed in decibels
AENV
— Alberta Environment
AAE
— Above Aerodrome Elevation
CAC
— Criteria Air Contaminant
RMWB
— Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
HSI
— Habitat Suitability Index
HHRA
— Human Health Risk Assessment
BBL/SD
— barrels per stream day
µG/M
— micrograms per cubic metre
CCME
— Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment's
NEF
— Noise Exposure Forecast
ERT
— Electrical Resistivity Tomography
KWBZ
— Key Wildlife Biodiversity Zone
L/D
— litres per day
%HA
— percentage annoyance
TCEQ
— Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
ZOI
— Zone of Influence
RNA
— refractory naphthenic acids
TWA
— time-weighted averaged
RPD
— Relative Percent Difference
AFB
— absolute fractional bias
KG/BBL
— kilogram per barrel
LEAP
— Landscape Ecological Assessment and Planning
HSPF
— Hydrologic Simulation Program – Fortran model
PY
— person-year
AER
— Alberta Energy Regulator
WSC
— Water Survey of Canada
ACIMS
— Alberta Conservation Information Management System
M/D
— cubic metres per day
TSRU
— Tailings Solvent Recovery Unit
CFHCP
— conceptual fish habitat compensation plan
M/S
— metres per second
OSSP
— off-stream storage pond
LOAEL
— lowest-observed-adverse-effect level
SEIA
— socio-economic impact assessment
OSPW
— oil sands process water
FFT
— fluid fine tailings
MAML
— Mobile Air Monitoring Laboratory
AEM
— Airborne Electromagnetic
LCCS
— Land Capability Classification System
ECO-SSL
— ecological soil screening level
EPEA
— Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
T/D
— tonnes per day
SO4
— sulphate
MCFN
— Mikisew Cree First Nation
ASRD
— Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
ECOTOX
— Ecotoxicology Database
COPC
— Chemical of Potential Concern
THC
— total hydrocarbon compound
URF
— Unit Risk Factor
EOSD
— Earth Observation for Sustainable Development of Forests
BCCR
— Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
ACFN
— Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
PEST
— parameter estimation and uncertainty analysis
TPH
— Tonnes per Hour
IRMP
— Integrated Resource Management Plan
COSIA
— Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance
PRV
— pressure-relief valve
AMP
— Access Management Plan
TCU
— total colour unit
CPUE
— catch-per-unit-effort
NAD
— North American Datum
CST
— coarse sand tailings
CCCSN
— Canadian Climate Change Scenarios Network
ESL
— Effects Screening Level
TRV
— Toxicological Reference Value
LDAR
— leak detection and repair
NPRI
— National Pollutant Release Inventory
DTED
— daily threshold exposure dose
CWS
— Canada-Wide Standard
CANVEC
— Canadian National Vector dataset
AWI
— Alberta Wetland Inventory
ABMI
— Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
HU
— habitat unit
OTHWG
— once-through hot water generator
IOB
— intra-orebody
STEL
— TLV)-short-term exposure limit
BBL
— barrel, petroleum
ESRD
— Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
TV:BIP
— total volume to bitumen in place
LEQ
— energy equivalent sound level
OSL
— oil sands lease
PSL
— Permissible Sound Level
CEB
— chronic effects benchmark
TUC
— chronic toxicity unit
TRO
— Tailings Reduction Operations
AWG
— Air Working Group
CGCM
— Canadian Coupled Global Climate Model
AOSERP
— Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Program
CEAA
— Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
FTT
— froth treatment tailings
CNRM
— Centre National de Recherches Meteorologiques
DFO
— Fisheries and Oceans Canada
AVI
— Alberta Vegetation Inventory
H2S
— Hydrogen Sulphide
AQMG
— Air Quality Model Guideline
DBC
— C-weighted sound level expressed in decibels
SRU
— solvent recovery unit
LFN
— Low Frequency Noise
CCCMA
— Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis
ATF
— Aerodrome Traffic Frequency
DDA
— Dedicated Disposal Area
LNA
— labile naphthenic acids
OSDG
— Oil Sands Developers Group
CPLB
— central pit lake B
MM5
— Mesoscale ModelFifth-Generation
CC&R
— closure, conservation and reclamation
SIRS
— supplemental information requests
SO2
— Sulphur Dioxide
PRQA
— Preliminary Quantitative Risk Assessment
FCM
— Fort Chipewyan Metis Local 125
CASA
— Clean Air Strategic Alliance
TLD
— thin lift drying
ETA
— external tailings area
VRU
— Vapour Recovery Unit
MFT
— Mature Fine Tailings
ACA
— Alberta Conservation Association
TRS
— Total Reduced Sulphur
TLU
— Traditional Land Use
RNV
— Range of Natural Variability
IDA
— internal disposal area
W4M
— West of the Fourth Meridian
TRU
— true colour unit
HRSG
— heat recovery steam generation
FHCL
— fish habitat compensation lake
OEHHA
— California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
ESA
— Environmentally Significant Area
LIS
— Low Impact Seismic
AOS
— Alberta Oil Sands
LCC
— Land Capability Class
SFR
— sand-to-fines ratio
TECK
— Teck Resources Limited
TUS
— Traditional Use Study
EDA
— external disposal area
PAI
— Potential Acid Input
TLDA
— thin lift drying area
WBNP
— Wood Buffalo National Park
TTA
— thickened tailings area
MSWG
— Mapping Systems Working Group
FWIN
— Fall Walleye Index Netting
MOSA
— Mineable Oil Sands Area
IFN
— instream flow needs
ARM
— Athabasca River Model
JOSMP
— Joint Oil Sands Monitoring Program
WBEA
— Wood Buffalo Environmental Association
CRISP
— Comprehensive Regional Infrastructure Sustainability Plan
CPLA
— central pit lake A
FEC20
— field-based effect concentrations
BWS
— basal water sands
RFMA
— Registered Fur Management Area
SHELL
— Shell Canada Limited
NA
— naphthenic acids
RWI
— river water intake
MM
— million cubic metres
WRS
— Western Resource Solutions
OSE
— Oil Sands Exploration
ERCB
— Energy Resources Conservation Board
DIL
— development inclusion list
FAP
— Fort Air Partnership
WHEC
— Wildlife Habitat Effectiveness and Connectivity
WMF
— Water Management Framework
PDA
— Project disturbance area
MF
— Mandatory Frequency
NOEC
— no-observed-effect concentration
LARP
— Lower Athabasca Regional Plan
HADD
— harmful alteration, disruption and destruction
LSA
— Local Study Area
RWG
— Reclamation Working Group
OMOE
— Ontario Ministry of the Environment
RSC
— Reduced Sulphur Compounds
SLWRA
— screening-level wildlife risk assessment
TEMF
— Terrestrial Ecosystem Management Framework
PDC
— Planned Development Case
RSA
— Regional Study Area
JME
— Jackpine Mine Expansion
RAMP
— Regional Aquatics Monitoring Program
SOC
— Statement of Concern
TT
— thickened tailings
µM
— micrometre
PP
— Pore Pressure
PAD
— Peace-Athabasca Delta
JPM
— Jackpine Mine
PAA
— Project assessment area
ITA
— internal tailings area
PRM
— Pierre River Mine
PT
— prominent tone
RCSTG
— Reclamation Classification System Task Group
SDA
— south development area
MDA
— main development area
RMS
— reclamation material stockpile
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