There has been a recent surge in the development of mass spectrometric methods for
detailed characterization of naphthenic acid fraction compounds (all CcHhNnOoSs, species …

Industrial development within Canada's boreal zone has increased in recent decades.
Forest management activities, pulp and paper operations, electric power generation, mining …

Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) utilization of combined heat and power (CHP) systems
allows for the efficient use of on-site biogas production, as well as increased annual savings …

Acute toxicity of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) is caused by its complex mixture of
bitumen-derived organics, but the specific chemical classes that are most toxic have not …

The objective of this study was to identify chemical components that could distinguish
chemical mixtures in oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) that had potentially migrated …

To facilitate monitoring efforts, a forensic chemical fingerprinting methodology has been
applied to characterize and differentiate pyrogenic (combustion derived) and biogenic …

Industrial extraction of unconventional petroleum results in notable volumes of oil sands
process water (OSPW), containing elevated concentrations of naphthenic acids (NAs). The …

Seepage of oil sand process-affected waters (OSPW) from tailings ponds into surface waters
is a common concern in the minable oil sands region of northeast Alberta. Research on …

Although the progress of high resolution mass spectrometry in the past decade has enabled
the molecular characterization of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in water as a whole …

Oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) is a by-product of the extraction of bitumen, and
volumes of OSPW have accumulated across the Alberta oil sands region due to the …