Journal article
The acute toxicity of bitumen-influenced groundwaters from the oil sands region to aquatic organisms
Abstract
The extraction of surface mined bitumen from oil sands deposits in northern Alberta, Canada produces large quantities of liquid tailings waste, termed oil sands process-affected water (OSPW), which are stored in large tailings ponds. OSPW-derived chemicals from several tailings ponds migrating past containment structures and through groundwater systems pose a concern for surface water contamination. The present study investigated the toxicity …
Authors
Bauer AE; Hewitt LM; Roy JW; Parrott JL; Bartlett AJ; Gillis PL; Norwood WP; Rudy MD; Campbell SD; Rodrigues MR
Journal
The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 848, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2022
DOI
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157676
ISSN
0048-9697