Journal article
Advances in Distinguishing Groundwater Influenced by Oil Sands Process-Affected Water (OSPW) from Natural Bitumen-Influenced Groundwaters
Abstract
The objective of this study was to advance analytical methods for detecting oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) seepage from mining containments and discriminating any such seepage from the natural bitumen background in groundwaters influenced by the Alberta McMurray formation. Improved sampling methods and quantitative analyses of two groups of monoaromatic acids were employed to analyze OSPW and bitumen-affected natural background …
Authors
Hewitt LM; Roy JW; Rowland SJ; Bickerton G; DeSilva A; Headley JV; Milestone CB; Scarlett AG; Brown S; Spencer C
Journal
Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 1522–1532
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Publication Date
February 4, 2020
DOI
10.1021/acs.est.9b05040
ISSN
0013-936X