Monthly Archive: September 2015

We’re Hiring! Four New Positions

We’re hiring for a number of positions, in various locations, across the province. Click below to see if one of them is the right fit for you… Current AEMERA Job Postings

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Water Monitoring Technologists

Come join the Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agency (AEMERA) Water Monitoring team. AEMERA is an arm’s-length provincial organization responsible for measuring, assessing and informing the public on the condition of Alberta’s environment. The Water Monitoring field staff are responsible for data collection and sampling activities for assessing water quantity and quality, in a […]

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Senior Surface Water Quantity Monitoring Technologist

Do you have a love of the outdoors and enjoy the quiet beauty of Northern Alberta? Are you interested in the state of the environment and passionate about its sustainability? If so, consider joining our team at AEMERA. We are a group of enthusiastic individuals who are excited about transforming and improving Alberta’s monitoring system. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE: New aemera.org site focuses on public access to environmental science and monitoring work

The Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agency (AEMERA) has launched a newly redesigned website, aemera.org, marking a new phase of AEMERA’s digital business presence, and taking an important step toward fulfilling AEMERA’s vision of becoming recognized as the comprehensive and trusted source of environmental data and information in Alberta. “The site provides open and […]

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AEMERA data informs Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards reporting

Some background… CAAQS are the driver for air quality management across the country under the Air Quality Management System (AQMS). Standards have been developed for fine particulate matter (PM2.5 ) and ozone. These pollutants are important as they are the main contributors to urban smog, and have a defined human health impact. In October 2012 the […]

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Development of a comprehensive Groundwater Monitoring program in OS

Project Overview: This project is the second phase of a two-phase project aimed at developing a comprehensive groundwater monitoring program for the Oil Sands Region, including the North Athabasca, the South Athabasca and the Cold Lake Beaver River areas.: Phase I of the project started in 2014-15, consists in the review of the existing groundwater […]

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Atmospheric Deposition to Lakes and Snowpack Monitoring

Project Outline General Objective: Assess the importance of atmospheric deposition as a potential contributor to ecological impacts of oil sands (OS) development. Specific Objectives: Use snowpack measurements to develop maps of winter-time atmospheric contaminant loadings for the region ~100 km from the major upgrading facilities for 2014 and 2015. Assess long-term trends in winter-time atmospheric […]

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Improvements to Modeling to Integrate Data (Deposition Modeling)

Project Outline Objectives: To monitor air quality and deposition at the remote FH ecosystem sites, co-located with continuous monitoring instruments for validation of the passive measurements, in order to provide the data necessary to establish cause-effect linkage, and evaluate ecosystem effects due to air emissions. Key Outcomes: More credible data on deposition to ecosystems and […]

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Dry Deposition Monitoring (at existing Forest Health sites)

Project Outline Objectives: To monitor air quality and deposition at the remote FH ecosystem sites, co-located with continuous monitoring instruments for validation of the passive measurements, in order to provide the data necessary to establish cause-effect linkage, and evaluate ecosystem effects due to air emissions. Key Outcomes: More credible data on deposition to ecosystems and […]

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