Sample preparation, analytical characterization, monitoring, risk assessment and treatment of naphthenic acids in industrial wastewater and surrounding water …

Y Chen, Y Wang, JV Headley, R Huang - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Industrial extraction of unconventional petroleum results in notable volumes of oil sands
process water (OSPW), containing elevated concentrations of naphthenic acids (NAs). The …

Chromatographic methods for the isolation, separation and characterisation of dissolved organic matter

S Sandron, A Rojas, R Wilson, NW Davies… - … Science: Processes & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This review presents an overview of the separation techniques applied to the complex
challenge of dissolved organic matter characterisation. The review discusses methods for …

[HTML][HTML] Polycyclic aromatic compounds in the Canadian Environment: Aquatic and terrestrial environments

CH Marvin, A Berthiaume, DA Burniston, L Chibwe… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) are ubiquitous across environmental media in
Canada, including surface water, soil, sediment and snowpack. Information is presented …

Characterization of naphthenic acids and other dissolved organics in natural water from the Athabasca oil sands region, Canada

C Sun, W Shotyk, CW Cuss, MW Donner… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
With growth of the Canadian oil sands industry, concerns have been raised about possible
seepage of toxic oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) into the Athabasca River (AR). A …

Characterizing the PAHs in surface waters and snow in the Athabasca region: Implications for identifying hydrological pathways of atmospheric deposition

SJ Birks, S Cho, E Taylor, Y Yi, JJ Gibson - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
The composition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons present in snow and surface waters in
the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) was characterized in order to identify major …

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 …

A critical review of the ecological status of lakes and rivers from Canada's oil sands region

TJ Arciszewski, RRO Hazewinkel… - Integrated …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We synthesize the information available from the peer‐reviewed literature on the ecological
status of lakes and rivers in the oil sands region (OSR) of Canada. The majority of the …

[HTML][HTML] Size and optical properties of dissolved organic matter in large boreal rivers during mixing: implications for carbon transport and source discrimination

JP Xue, CW Cuss, T Noernberg, MB Javed… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Study region The lower Athabasca River (LAR), Northern Alberta, Canada Study
focus The functionality of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in natural waters largely depends …

Long-term oil pollution and in situ microbial response of groundwater in Northwest China

Y Sun, S Lu, X Zhao, A Ding, L Wang - Archives of environmental …, 2017 - Springer
Potential threats exist where groundwater is polluted by high concentrations of oil
compounds (980.20 mg L− 1 the highest TPHs). An abandoned petrochemical plant in …

Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry characterization of Athabasca oil sand process-affected waters incubated in the presence of wetland …

C Ajaero, DW McMartin, KM Peru, J Bailey… - Energy & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Naphthenic acid fraction compounds (NAFCs) are naturally present in the oil sand. These
compounds become integrated into the oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) during the …