Toxicity of oil sands acid-extractable organic fractions to freshwater fish: Pimephales promelas (fathead minnow) and Oryzias latipes (Japanese medaka).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.12.059
Abstract: The Alberta oil sands are one of the largest global petroleum deposits and, due to non-release practices for oil sands process-affected waters, produced tailings are stored in large ponds. The acid extractable organic (AEO) compounds… read more here.
Keywords: oil sands; acid extractable; toxicity; fathead minnow ... See more keywords
Distinguishing natural from anthropogenic sources of acid extractable organics in groundwater near oil sands tailings ponds.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b06875
Abstract: Distinguishing between naphthenic acids (NAs) associated with oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) and those found naturally in groundwaters in contact with the bituminous McMurray Formation poses a considerable analytical challenge to environmental research in Canada's… read more here.
Keywords: extractable organics; oil sands; near oil; sands tailings ... See more keywords