Large volumes of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) are produced by the surface-
mining oil sands industry in Alberta. Both laboratory and field studies have demonstrated …

Process water treatment has become a critical issue for Canada's oil sands industry.
Continuous recycling of tailings pond water (TPW) has contributed to a decline in water …

This is the first in the “new series” of expert panel reports to be commissioned by The Royal
Society of Canada/La Société royale du Canada. The Council of the Society, the presidents …

The prevalence and intensity of parasites in wild hosts varies across space and is a key
determinant of infection risk in humans, domestic animals and threatened wildlife. Because …

Summary 1 Measurements of phytohemagglutinin (PHA)‐induced tissue swelling are
arguably the most popular surrogates for immunocompetence in wild birds. It is largely …

Birds are vulnerable to petroleum pollution, and exposure has a range of negative effects
resulting from plumage fouling, systemic toxicity, and embryotoxicity. Recent research has …

Porous carbons were prepared from petroleum coke by KOH chemical activation,
characterized and used as adsorbents for uptaking a mixture of polycyclic aromatic …

Many wetlands harbour highly diverse biological communities and provide extensive
ecosystem services; however, these important ecological features are being altered …

Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) are ubiquitous in the environment. Wildlife
(including fish) are chronically exposed to PACs through air, water, sediment, soil, and/or …

The objective of this review was to summarize the aquatic environmental research through
time in the oil sands to provide an understanding of the composition and toxicity of oil sands …