Large volumes of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) are produced by the surface-
mining oil sands industry in Alberta. Both laboratory and field studies have demonstrated …

Birds are vulnerable to petroleum pollution, and exposure has a range of negative effects
resulting from plumage fouling, systemic toxicity, and embryotoxicity. Recent research has …

There is increasing international interest in naphthenic acids (NAs, classical formula
CnH2n+ ZO2) found in the oil sands from Alberta, Canada and in petroleum from around the …

This is the first in the “new series” of expert panel reports to be commissioned by The Royal
Society of Canada/La Société royale du Canada. The Council of the Society, the presidents …

The wet landscape approach to oil sands tailings reclamation in the Athabasca Oil Sands
region involves creating wetlands from fluid tailings in mined-out pits. We measured time to …

The presence of naphthenic acids (NAs) and other organic constituents in oil sands process-
affected water (OSPW) stored in tailings ponds, poses a serious environmental threat due to …

Abstract In the Athabasca Oil Sands (OS) Region, the exposure (by air, water, diet), uptake
and deposition of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), including parent and alkylated …

Adopting nature-based solutions for the bioremediation of oil sands process water (OSPW)
is of significant interest, which requires a thorough understanding of how bacterial …

The toxicological effects from all components in oil sands process-affected water (OSPW)
are not known. Alternatively, monitoring the variations and abundance of different classes …

Naphthenic acids (NA) have been identified as harmful environmental contaminants that
influence survival, growth and development of wildlife. Amphibian larvae are particularly …