Geochemical stability of oil sands tailings in mine closure landforms
Oil sands surface mining in Alberta has generated over a billion cubic metres of waste,
known as tailings, consisting of sands, silts, clays, and process-affected water that contains …
known as tailings, consisting of sands, silts, clays, and process-affected water that contains …
Studying mine pit lake systems across multiple scales
CD McCullough, J Vandenberg - Mine Water and the Environment, 2020 - Springer
Understanding long term water quality and ecological aspects of pit lakes is important in
understanding the risks and opportunities pit lakes present as mine closure legacies. Pit …
understanding the risks and opportunities pit lakes present as mine closure legacies. Pit …
Putative mixotrophic nitrifying-denitrifying gammaproteobacteria implicated in nitrogen cycling within the ammonia/oxygen transition zone of an oil sands pit lake
Anthropogenically-impacted environments offer the opportunity to discover novel microbial
species and metabolisms, which may be undetectable in natural systems. Here, a combined …
species and metabolisms, which may be undetectable in natural systems. Here, a combined …
Anaerobic microbial activity may affect development and sustainability of end-pit lakes: a laboratory study of biogeochemical aspects of oil sands mine tailings
P Kuznetsov, K Wei, A Kuznetsova, J Foght… - ACS ES&T …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Reclamation of fluid fine tailings (FFT) produced by mined oil sands ore processing is an
environmental and technical challenge. End-pit lakes (EPLs) are a prospective reclamation …
environmental and technical challenge. End-pit lakes (EPLs) are a prospective reclamation …
Temporal variations in turbidity in an oil sands pit lake
E Tedford, G Halferdahl, R Pieters… - Environmental Fluid …, 2019 - Springer
We investigated temporal variations in turbidity in Base Mine Lake, an oil sands pit lake,
located in northeast Alberta, Canada. The lake has a surface area of 7.8 km 2, is 9 m deep …
located in northeast Alberta, Canada. The lake has a surface area of 7.8 km 2, is 9 m deep …
Cascading sulfur cycling in simulated oil sands pit lake water cap mesocosms transitioning from oxic to euxinic conditions
Abstract Base Mine Lake (BML), the first full-scale demonstration of oil sands tailings pit lake
reclamation technology, is experiencing expansive, episodic hypolimnetic euxinia resulting …
reclamation technology, is experiencing expansive, episodic hypolimnetic euxinia resulting …
Early chemical and toxicological risk characterization of inorganic constituents in surface water from the Canadian oil sands first large-scale end pit lake
End pit lakes (EPLs) have been proposed as a method for the long-term reclamation of
process water and fluid fine tailings (FFT) produced from surface mining within the Canadian …
process water and fluid fine tailings (FFT) produced from surface mining within the Canadian …
Seasonal dynamics of methanotrophic bacteria in a boreal oil sands end pit lake
EA Albakistani, FC Nwosu, C Furgason… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Base Mine Lake (BML) is the first full-scale demonstration end pit lake for the oil
sands mining industry in Canada. We examined aerobic methanotrophic bacteria over all …
sands mining industry in Canada. We examined aerobic methanotrophic bacteria over all …
[HTML][HTML] Desorption and migration of dissolved organics from oil sands tailings to capped water: Demonstration pit lake
Rate and mechanism of organic compounds desorption from fluid fine tailings (FFT) deposits
into the capped water are crucial to understand the geochemical stability of end pit lakes …
into the capped water are crucial to understand the geochemical stability of end pit lakes …
Chronic Toxicity of Surface Water from a Canadian Oil Sands End Pit Lake to the Freshwater Invertebrates Chironomus dilutus and Ceriodaphnia dubia
Permanent reclamation of tailings generated by surface mining in the Canadian oil sands
may be achieved through the creation of end pit lakes (EPLs) in which tailings are stored in …
may be achieved through the creation of end pit lakes (EPLs) in which tailings are stored in …