Publication Type
Open File Report
Published Date
Topic
Oil and Gas
Publication ID
OFR 2011-09
Publication ID Extended
Open File Report 2011-09
Publication
Abstract
This report provides the initial results of the water chemistry and isotopic signatures of water in saline fens. As part of an ongoing springs project, Alberta Geological Survey staff took field measurements and sampled several fens located about 10 km south of Fort McMurray and about 3 km east of Highway 63.
Staff performed field determinations of pH, temperature and conductivity. We also took samples to determine major, minor and trace elements, extractable silica and silicon, and 87Sr/86Sr.
Citation
Stewart, S.A. and Lemay, T.G. (2011): Inorganic water chemistry of saline fens in northeastern Alberta (NTS 74D); Energy Resources Conservation Board, ERCB/AGS Open File Report 2011-09, 6 p.
Place Keywords
alberta, athabasca oil sands area, athabasca river, canada, fort mcmurray
Place Keywords NTS
74d
Theme Keywords
aquifers, bromides, chemical analysis, conductivity, discharge, fen, geochemistry, geology, hydrochemistry, silica, springs, stable isotopes, strontium isotopes, trace elements