Characterization and distribution of metal and nonmetal elements in the Alberta oil sands region of Canada

R Huang, KN McPhedran, L Yang, MG El-Din - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
This review covers the characterization and distribution of metals and nonmetals in the
Alberta oil sands region (AOSR) of Canada. The development of the oil sands industry has …

[HTML][HTML] Trace elements in the Athabasca Bituminous Sands: A geochemical explanation for the paucity of environmental contamination by chalcophile elements

W Shotyk, B Bicalho, C Cuss, M Donner… - Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Athabasca Bituminous Sands (ABS) in northern Alberta, Canada, represent
one of the largest reserves of hydrocarbons on the planet, yet there is remarkably little …

A multi-isotope approach for estimating industrial contributions to atmospheric nitrogen deposition in the Athabasca oil sands region in Alberta, Canada

BC Proemse, B Mayer, ME Fenn, CS Ross - Environmental pollution, 2013 - Elsevier
Industrial nitrogen (N) emissions in the Athabasca oil sands region (AOSR), Alberta,
Canada, affect nitrate (NO 3) and ammonium (NH 4) deposition rates in close vicinity of …

Investigating source contributions of size‐aggregated aerosols collected in Southern Ocean and Baring Head, New Zealand using sulfur isotopes

J Li, G Michalski, P Davy, M Harvey… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Marine sulfate aerosols in the Southern Ocean are critical to the global radiation balance,
yet the sources of sulfate and their seasonal variations are unclear. We separately sampled …

Lichenized fungi, a primary bioindicator/biomonitor for bio-mitigation of excessive ambient air nitrogen deposition worldwide

H Rai, RK Gupta - Relationship Between Microbes and the Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nitrogen pollution is one of the most critical factors that has become a threat to the
subsistence of life on earth. The increasing use of nitrogen fertilizers had made …

Performance of thermophilic strain on the reduction of viscosity of crude oil under high pressure and high temperature conditions: Experiments and modeling

N Sakthipriya, M Doble, JS Sangwai - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The matured reservoirs all over the world leads on the way to highly viscous crude oil. The
heavy and waxy oil would act as an alternative to conventional reserves, only with the …

Multi-element isotopic signature (C, N, Pb, Hg) in epiphytic lichens to discriminate atmospheric contamination as a function of land-use characteristics (Pyrénées …

JPG Barre, G Deletraz, C Sola-Larrañaga… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Multi-elemental isotopic approach associated with a land-use characteristic sampling
strategy may be relevant for conducting biomonitoring studies to determine the spatial extent …

[HTML][HTML] Can plant or lichen natural abundance 15N ratios indicate the influence of oil sands N emissions on bogs?

RK Wieder, MA Vile, DH Vitt, KD Scott, B Xu… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Study region The 140,329 km 2 Athabasca Oil Sands Administrative Area (OSAA),
which contains 8982 km 2 of bogs. Since the late 1970s, N emissions from oil sands …

Tandem sulfur chemiluminescence and flame ionization detection with planar microfluidic devices for the characterization of sulfur compounds in hydrocarbon …

J Luong, R Gras, RA Shellie, HJ Cortes - Journal of Chromatography A, 2013 - Elsevier
The detection of sulfur compounds in different hydrocarbon matrices, from light hydrocarbon
feedstocks to medium synthetic crude oil feeds provides meaningful information for …

Foliage Chemistry of Pinus banksiana in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Alberta, Canada

BC Proemse, DG Maynard, B Mayer - Forests, 2016 - mdpi.com
Industrial emissions in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR), Alberta, Canada, have
caused concerns about the effect of oil sands operations on the surrounding terrestrial …