Naphthenic acids (NAs) are a complex mixture of organic compounds released during
bitumen extraction from mined oil sands that are important contaminants of oil sands …

Process affected water and other industrial wastewaters are a major environmental concern.
During oil sands mining, large amounts of oil sands process affected water (OSPW) are …

Oil sands process affected water (OSPW) is produced during bitumen extraction and
typically contains high concentrations of trace metals. Constructed wetlands have emerged …

Much of the toxicity in oil sands process-affected water in Athabasca oil sands tailings has
been attributed to naphthenic acids (NAs) and associated naphthenic acid fraction …

The comprehensive chemical characterization of crude oil is important for the evaluation of
the transformation and fate of components in the environment. Molecular-level speciation of …

This study aims to provide a thorough characterization of dissolved organics in oil sands
process water (OSPW) in field-based aquatic mesocosms at both molecular and bulk …

The Athabasca oil sands region (AOSR) of Alberta, Canada is notable for its considerable
unconventional petroleum extraction projects, where bitumen is extracted from naturally …

The extraction and processing of bitumen from the oil sands in northern Alberta, Canada
generates large volumes of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW). OSPW contains a …

The aquatic toxicity and ecological risks of naphthenic acids (NAs) in marine environments
have attracted an increasing amount of attention. However, there remains a lack of …

Surface oil sands mining and extraction in northern Alberta's Athabasca oil sands region
produce large volumes of oil sands process–affected water (OSPW). OSPW is a complex …