Research

MAAP funds research relating to aggregate resource management including the rehabilitation of abandoned aggregate pits and quarries.

Click on the following links to find out more about the research we have funded:

Best Practice Guidelines for Aggregate Rehabilitation Projects: Extracting the Benefits for Species At Risk and Rare Habitats (6MB)

Best Practice Guidelines for Aggregate Rehabilitation Projects: Extracting the Benefits for Species At Risk and Rare Habitats - (Printable version - 5MB)

Thermal Plume Transport from Sand and Gravel Pits - Potential Thermal Impacts on Cool Water Streams

Characterizing the Two-DimensionalThermal Conductivity Distribution in a Sand and Gravel Aquifer

Implementing Innovative Habitat Restoration Techniques On Pits & Quarries

Rehabilitation of Quarry Floors to Alvar Habitat

Experimental manipulation of Aquatic Habitat to identify reclamation potential for fisheries

From Pit to Picturesque: Developing Site Specific Reclamation Design
Strategies Using Dynamic Computer Simulation

Assessing Landowner Satisfaction with Pit and Quarry Rehabilitation Projects
Completed Through the MAAP Program

Natural rehabilitation of Gravel Pits on the Oak Ridges Moraine

Ongoing research initiatives include:

Calcareous Wetland Rehabilitation in Abandoned Quarries

Evaluating ‘Non-Conventional Alternatives’ for Pit and Quarry Rehabilitation

Partnerships with the Nature Conservancy of Canada evaluate water quality improvements at Clear Creek Forest via aggregate pit rehabilitation

Should you wish to apply for research funding through the Aggregate Resources Trust, please contact:

David Beamer, Coordinator of Science & Research djbeamer@toarc.com