Vanadium is a metal that receives increasing attention due to its possible toxicity and its
increased use in society, ie in high-grade steel and in vanadium redox-flow batteries …

The bituminous sands of Alberta, Canada, represent the second largest reserves of
hydrocarbons on earth. Open pit bitumen mining and upgrading of the Athabasca …

The acquisition of photosynthesis is a fundamental step in the evolution of eukaryotes.
However, few phototrophic organisms are unambiguously recognized in the Precambrian …

This work presents the optimization of a sample preparation procedure using microwave-
assisted digestion for the determination of nickel and vanadium in crude oil employing …

The nucleation and growth processes of particles and crystals from aqueous systems are
actively investigated and occasionally open to debate because multistep nucleation and …

There are ongoing concerns regarding environmental emissions of trace elements (TEs)
from bitumen mining and upgrading in the Athabasca Bituminous Sands Region (ABSR) …

Considerable volumes of dust are generated from open-pit bitumen mining operations in
northern Alberta, Canada. The reactive mineral phases of these dust particles can …

Abstract The Athabasca Bituminous Sands (ABS) in northern Alberta, Canada, represent
one of the largest reserves of hydrocarbons on the planet, yet there is remarkably little …

Vanadium has previously been linked to elevated toxicity of leachates derived from oil sands
petroleum coke. However, geochemical controls on V mobility within coke deposits remain …

The oil sands industries in Alberta, Canada are potential sources of particulate-bound
elements in the region. This study explored the ambient concentrations and size …