29 particulate elements and 37 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are modeled for emissions, ambient concentrations, and deposition in the Athabasca oil sands region of Alberta, Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada produced this data using a dispersion modeling approach. The directory was last updated on June 15, 2026.
Use Cases
- Assessing ecosystem health impacts based on modeled pollutant deposition.
- Evaluating human health risks based on modeled ambient concentrations of trace elements and PAHs.
- Comparing emissions of different pollutant groups across the Athabasca oil sands region.
- Analyzing regional-scale atmospheric deposition patterns for particulate elements.
Strengths
- Modeled data covers 29 particulate elements and 37 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
- Provides regional-scale distributions for emissions, ambient concentrations, and dry/wet deposition.
- Data is produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada, a government agency.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Athabasca oil sands region.
Provenance
- Source
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Collection Method
- Dispersion modeling approach.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-15 15:14:58.916804; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Athabasca oil sands region (AOSR) in northern Alberta, Canada.