Project Description:
Brine from oil production in the southeast Saskatchewan has created salt-affected land. Remediation of this land currently uses chemical, biological, and engineered approaches. The focus of this thesis investigated these remediation approaches. Both a field study and laboratory experiment was set up. The field study was completed on two sites where remediation has been on going since 2002. These sites are operated by Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. The field study looked at water table fluctuations, percent and type of vegetation cover, current salinity status (using EM38h, EM38h, EM31v, and soil sampling), and pedology. The laboratory experiment was set up as a leaching experiment. Soil was contaminated with brine, amendments were added to the soil, and the soil was leached with water. The goal of the leaching experiment was to compare the effectiveness of the calcium nitrate compared to gypsum on the removal of salts from the soil.
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Expected Date of Completion:
May 2012
Previous Degrees:
Master of Music (Vocal Pedology and Performance) – Roosevelt University
Bachelor of Music (Voice) – Brandon University
Current Work:
Jennifer is currently working for an environmental consulting company. The company does initial spill response and clean up, Phase I ESA’s (environmental site assessments), Phase II contaminant identification, Phase III contaminant clean up, and well site reclamation for oil companies in southeast Saskatchewan and southwest Manitoba.
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