Canada has the world's largest oil sands reservoirs. Surface mining and subsequent caustic
hot water extraction of bitumen lead to an enormous quantity of tailings (volumetric ratio …

Industrial extraction of unconventional petroleum results in notable volumes of oil sands
process water (OSPW), containing elevated concentrations of naphthenic acids (NAs). The …

A novel photocatalyst, Bi 2 WO 6/NiO/Ag, with hierarchical flower-like Z-scheme
heterojunction, which exhibited excellent stability and photocatalytic activity over a wide light …

Fate of dissolved organics and sulfate ions was studied in fixed bed biofilters (FBBs) treating
pre-treated oil sands process water (OSPW) in the presence of industrially relevant …

Previous assessments of oil sands process‐affected water (OSPW) toxicity were hampered
by lack of high‐resolution analytical analysis, use of nonstandard toxicity methods, and …

This work reports the monitoring and assessment of naphthenic acids (NAs) in oil sands
process-affected water (OSPW), Pleistocene channel aquifer groundwater (PLCA), and oil …

Large quantities of highly polluted point-source wastewaters (EDWs) are generated from
electric desalting process of heavy oils (HOs), resulting in severe impacts on the efficiency of …

The efficiency of three different oxidation processes, UV/H 2 O 2 oxidation, ferrate (VI)
oxidation, and ozonation with and without hydroxyl radical (radical dotOH) scavenger tert …

There are several established methods for the determination of naphthenic acids (NAs) in
waters associated with oil sands mining operations. Due to their highly complex nature …

The release of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) into the environment is a concern
because it contains persistent organic pollutants that are toxic to aquatic life. A modified …