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CSE — culturally significant ecosystem
KT/A — kilotonne per annum
N/A — Not Applicable
WT% — weight-percent
ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
IC20 — inhibitory concentration
NG/L — nanograms per litre
EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
M AMSL — metres above mean sea level
QC — Quality Control
CO2 — Carbon Dioxide
BATEA — Best Available Technology Economically Achievable
AAAQG — Alberta Ambient Air Quality Guidelines
KG/D — kilogram per day
NPV — Net Present Value {economics}
GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
GDP — Gross Domestic Product
IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
M/SD — cubic metres per stream day
NTU — Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
DO — Dissolved Oxygen
AAAQO — Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives
VHF — Very High Frequency
ERP — Emergency Response Plan
NAAQO — National Ambient Air Quality Objectives
T/SH — tonnes per stream hour
U.S.EPA — United States Environmental Protection Agency
ND — Not Detected
USGS — United States Geological Survey (DOI)
DB — Decibel
BTEX — benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes
CH4 — Methane, Natural Gas
µG/L — micrograms per litre
GJ/H — gigajoules per hour
BBL/CD — barrels per calendar day
ACGIH — American Council of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
NM — Nautical Mile
NRC — National Research Council (Canada)
MG/L — milligrams per litre
LC50 — Lethal Concentration 50
O3 — Ozone
CO2E — Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
MJ — Megajoule
TSS — Total Suspended Solids
EIA — Environmental impact assessment (international)
VOC — Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
TOR — terms of reference (ICAO/FAA)
NOAEL — No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level
OTSG — Once-Through Steam Generator
NOX — Nitrogen Oxide

HA — Hectare
ATSDR — Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
TDS — Total Dissolved Solids
ILCR — Incremental Lifetime Cancer Risks
GCM — General Circulation Model
PAH — Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
VFR — Visual Flight Rule
UTM — Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
CARB — California Air Resources Board
COSEWIC — Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
HEP — Habitat Evaluation Procedure
BC MOE — British Columbia Ministry of Environment
HHV — Higher Heating Value (thermal efficiency basis)
WRF — Weather Research and Forecasting
T/A — tonnes per annum
RVIM — Netherlands National Institute of Public Health and the Environment
NO2 — Nitrogen Dioxide
BAF — Bioaccumulation Factor
TWP — Township
RQ — Risk Quotient
L/S — Litres per Second
BMD — Benchmark Dose
BMC — Benchmark Concentration
SARA — Species At Risk Act
TUA — acute toxicity unit
AESCC — Alberta's Endangered Species Conservation Committee
TIE — Toxicity Identification Evaluation
TDEM — Time-Domain Electromagnetics
DL — Detection Limit
NEF — Noise Exposure Forecast
JRP — Joint Review Panels
CEMA — Cumulative Environmental Management Association
AAE — Above Aerodrome Elevation
IK — Indigenous Knowledge
ERT — Electrical Resistivity Tomography
DBA — A-weighted sound level expressed in decibels
HSI — Habitat Suitability Index
TWA — time-weighted averaged
PM2.5 — particulate matter less than 2.5 µm in diameter
BBL/SD — barrels per stream day
PAC — polycyclic aromatic compounds
L/D — litres per day
GTG — Gas Turbine Generator
HHRA — Human Health Risk Assessment
RMWB — Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
CCME — Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment's
µG/M — micrograms per cubic metre
ZOI — Zone of Influence
AFB — absolute fractional bias
CAC — Criteria Air Contaminant

LEAP — Landscape Ecological Assessment and Planning
AENV — Alberta Environment
M/S — metres per second
WSC — Water Survey of Canada
TCEQ — Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
RNA — refractory naphthenic acids
AEM — Airborne Electromagnetic
TSRU — Tailings Solvent Recovery Unit
ECOTOX — Ecotoxicology Database
RPD — Relative Percent Difference
PY — person-year
ACIMS — Alberta Conservation Information Management System
CFHCP — conceptual fish habitat compensation plan
KWBZ — Key Wildlife Biodiversity Zone
AER — Alberta Energy Regulator
%HA — percentage annoyance
THC — total hydrocarbon compound
KG/BBL — kilogram per barrel
M/D — cubic metres per day
HSPF — Hydrologic Simulation Program – Fortran model
SEIA — socio-economic impact assessment
EPEA — Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
ECO-SSL — ecological soil screening level
MAML — Mobile Air Monitoring Laboratory
NAD — North American Datum
TCU — total colour unit
TRV — Toxicological Reference Value
NPRI — National Pollutant Release Inventory
T/D — tonnes per day
AWG — Air Working Group
ASRD — Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
SO4 — sulphate
AMP — Access Management Plan
COSIA — Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance
LOAEL — lowest-observed-adverse-effect level
PEST — parameter estimation and uncertainty analysis
BCCR — Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
COPC — Chemical of Potential Concern
HU — habitat unit
AWI — Alberta Wetland Inventory
IOB — intra-orebody
FTT — froth treatment tailings
LCCS — Land Capability Classification System
CWS — Canada-Wide Standard
OSSP — off-stream storage pond
ESA — Environmentally Significant Area
FFT — fluid fine tailings
ACFN — Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
EOSD — Earth Observation for Sustainable Development of Forests
URF — Unit Risk Factor

OSPW — oil sands process water
ESL — Effects Screening Level
IRMP — Integrated Resource Management Plan
TPH — Tonnes per Hour
FCM — Fort Chipewyan Metis Local 125
CCCMA — Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis
CCCSN — Canadian Climate Change Scenarios Network
CST — coarse sand tailings
SFR — sand-to-fines ratio
DBC — C-weighted sound level expressed in decibels
IDA — internal disposal area
ATF — Aerodrome Traffic Frequency
CANVEC — Canadian National Vector dataset
CPLB — central pit lake B
AOS — Alberta Oil Sands
LEQ — energy equivalent sound level
DTED — daily threshold exposure dose
MCFN — Mikisew Cree First Nation
AVI — Alberta Vegetation Inventory
ABMI — Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
ACA — Alberta Conservation Association
TV:BIP — total volume to bitumen in place
TRO — Tailings Reduction Operations
LNA — labile naphthenic acids
CEB — chronic effects benchmark
CEAA — Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
CNRM — Centre National de Recherches Meteorologiques
TTA — thickened tailings area
OSL — oil sands lease
HRSG — heat recovery steam generation
CC&R — closure, conservation and reclamation
LFN — Low Frequency Noise
ETA — external tailings area
DDA — Dedicated Disposal Area
CPUE — catch-per-unit-effort
TUC — chronic toxicity unit
TLD — thin lift drying
STEL — TLV)-short-term exposure limit
RNV — Range of Natural Variability
OTHWG — once-through hot water generator
OSDG — Oil Sands Developers Group
SRU — solvent recovery unit
BBL — barrel, petroleum
AOSERP — Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Program
ESRD — Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
PRV — pressure-relief valve
CRISP — Comprehensive Regional Infrastructure Sustainability Plan
SO2 — Sulphur Dioxide
MFT — Mature Fine Tailings
DFO — Fisheries and Oceans Canada

CASA — Clean Air Strategic Alliance
SIRS — supplemental information requests
CGCM — Canadian Coupled Global Climate Model
AQMG — Air Quality Model Guideline
MM5 — Mesoscale ModelFifth-Generation
LIS — Low Impact Seismic
TRS — Total Reduced Sulphur
LDAR — leak detection and repair
PSL — Permissible Sound Level
FHCL — fish habitat compensation lake
EDA — external disposal area
PRQA — Preliminary Quantitative Risk Assessment
MSWG — Mapping Systems Working Group
WHEC — Wildlife Habitat Effectiveness and Connectivity
SHELL — Shell Canada Limited
TLU — Traditional Land Use
H2S — Hydrogen Sulphide
OEHHA — California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
VRU — Vapour Recovery Unit
DIL — development inclusion list
NA — naphthenic acids
TLDA — thin lift drying area
WRS — Western Resource Solutions
BWS — basal water sands
ARM — Athabasca River Model
W4M — West of the Fourth Meridian
MF — Mandatory Frequency
TRU — true colour unit
PRM — Pierre River Mine
TEMF — Terrestrial Ecosystem Management Framework
NOEC — no-observed-effect concentration
TT — thickened tailings
FWIN — Fall Walleye Index Netting
TECK — Teck Resources Limited
TUS — Traditional Use Study
PAI — Potential Acid Input
RFMA — Registered Fur Management Area
WMF — Water Management Framework
MOSA — Mineable Oil Sands Area
WBNP — Wood Buffalo National Park
WBEA — Wood Buffalo Environmental Association
FEC20 — field-based effect concentrations
RSA — Regional Study Area
LARP — Lower Athabasca Regional Plan
LCC — Land Capability Class
SDA — south development area
IFN — instream flow needs
JME — Jackpine Mine Expansion
PAA — Project assessment area
OSE — Oil Sands Exploration

ITA — internal tailings area
RSC — Reduced Sulphur Compounds
CPLA — central pit lake A
RWI — river water intake
RWG — Reclamation Working Group
MM — million cubic metres
MDA — main development area
HADD — harmful alteration, disruption and destruction
RCSTG — Reclamation Classification System Task Group
FAP — Fort Air Partnership
SLWRA — screening-level wildlife risk assessment
PP — Pore Pressure
OMOE — Ontario Ministry of the Environment
PDA — Project disturbance area
ERCB — Energy Resources Conservation Board
JOSMP — Joint Oil Sands Monitoring Program
LSA — Local Study Area
PAD — Peace-Athabasca Delta
PT — prominent tone
PDC — Planned Development Case
RAMP — Regional Aquatics Monitoring Program
JPM — Jackpine Mine
µM — micrometre
SOC — Statement of Concern
RMS — reclamation material stockpile

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