The microbiology of oil sands tailings: past, present, future
JM Foght, LM Gieg, T Siddique - FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Surface mining of enormous oil sands deposits in northeastern Alberta, Canada since 1967
has contributed greatly to Canada's economy but has also received negative international …
has contributed greatly to Canada's economy but has also received negative international …
Geochemical stability of oil sands tailings in mine closure landforms
Oil sands surface mining in Alberta has generated over a billion cubic metres of waste,
known as tailings, consisting of sands, silts, clays, and process-affected water that contains …
known as tailings, consisting of sands, silts, clays, and process-affected water that contains …
Initial geochemical characteristics of fluid fine tailings in an oil sands end pit lake
KA Dompierre, MBJ Lindsay, P Cruz-Hernández… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Geochemical characteristics of fluid fine tailings (FFT) were examined in Base Mine Lake
(BML), which is the first full-scale demonstration oil sands end pit lake (EPL) in northern …
(BML), which is the first full-scale demonstration oil sands end pit lake (EPL) in northern …
The interplay of methane and ammonia as key oxygen consuming constituents in early stage development of Base Mine Lake, the first demonstration oil sands pit lake
FF Risacher, PK Morris, D Arriaga, C Goad… - Applied …, 2018 - Elsevier
The efficacy of oil sands water capped tailings technology is currently being assessed in the
first pilot pit lake in the Athabasca Oil Sands region (AOSR). Base Mine Lake (BML …
first pilot pit lake in the Athabasca Oil Sands region (AOSR). Base Mine Lake (BML …
Biodegradation in oil sands process-affected water: A comprehensive laboratory analysis of the in situ biodegradation of dissolved organic acids
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 …
volumes of OSPW have accumulated across the Alberta oil sands region due to the …
Fugitive emissions of volatile organic compounds from a tailings pond in the Oil Sands region of Alberta
Tailings ponds in the oil sands (OS) region in Alberta, Canada, have been associated with
fugitive emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other pollutants to the …
fugitive emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other pollutants to the …
Distinguishing natural from anthropogenic sources of acid extractable organics in groundwater near oil sands tailings ponds
JME Ahad, H Pakdel, PR Gammon… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Distinguishing between naphthenic acids (NAs) associated with oil sands process-affected
water (OSPW) and those found naturally in groundwaters in contact with the bituminous …
water (OSPW) and those found naturally in groundwaters in contact with the bituminous …
Anaerobic BTEX degradation in oil sands tailings ponds: impact of labile organic carbon and sulfate-reducing bacteria
The extraction of bitumen from oil sands in Alberta (Canada) produces volumes of tailings
that are pumped into large anaerobic settling-basins. Beside bitumen, tailings comprise …
that are pumped into large anaerobic settling-basins. Beside bitumen, tailings comprise …
Solute pools in Nikanotee Fen watershed in the Athabasca oil sands region
Overburden and tailings materials from oil sands production were used as construction
materials as part of a novel attempt to create a self-sustaining, peat accumulating fen-upland …
materials as part of a novel attempt to create a self-sustaining, peat accumulating fen-upland …
More than 2500 years of oil exposure shape sediment microbiomes with the potential for syntrophic degradation of hydrocarbons linked to methanogenesis
Background Natural oil seeps offer the opportunity to study the adaptation of ecosystems
and the associated microbiota to long-term oil exposure. In the current study, we …
and the associated microbiota to long-term oil exposure. In the current study, we …