scholarly journals A local test study distinguishes natural from anthropogenic groundwater contaminants near an Athabasca Oil Sands mining operation

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
M M Savard ◽  
J M E Ahad ◽  
P Gammon ◽  
A I Calderhead ◽  
A Rivera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Sands ◽  
Mining Operation ◽  
Athabasca Oil Sands ◽  
Groundwater Contaminants ◽  
Test Study ◽  
Oil Sands Mining ◽  
Local Test

Fish tainting in the Alberta oil sands region: a review of current knowledge

2012 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janelle L. Tolton ◽  
Rozlyn F. Young ◽  
Wendy V. Wismer ◽  
Phillip M. Fedorak
Keyword(s):  
Oil Sands ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Open Pit Mining ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Athabasca Oil Sands ◽  
Oil Sands Mining ◽  
The Media ◽  
Northeastern Alberta ◽  
Tailings Ponds

The Athabasca oil sands in northeastern Alberta, Canada represent the second largest petroleum reserve in the world. The process of extracting bitumen from the oil sands uses huge volumes of water, drawn from sources in the Athabasca River basin, and numerous mining companies operate adjacent to the river. Oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) from open pit mining is placed in large settling basins or tailings ponds that have the potential to leak. The goal is to eventually reclaim the tailings ponds to become functional ecosystems. Natural outcrops of oil sands in contact with surface waters also occur, and there are anecdotal reports in the media that fish caught near the Athabasca oil sands have an unusual flavor or odor. Several analytical and sensory studies have been undertaken to address this issue. Two major questions related to fish tainting arise: (1) Do the current oil sands mining, extraction and upgrading processes cause fish tainting in surrounding waters? (2) What is the tainting potential for fish that become established in reclaimed waters in the future? This review examines the types of compounds in OSPW that might contribute to tainting and the sensory science literature available related to fish tainting and the oil sands.

Hypogenic karst beneath the Athabasca Oil Sands: Implications for oil sands mining operations

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Walker ◽  
István Almási ◽  
Frank Stoakes ◽  
Ken Potma ◽  
Jennifer O‘Keefe (nee Cranshaw) ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Sands ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Athabasca Oil Sands ◽  
Oil Sands Mining

Improvements to production planning in oil sands mining through analysis and simulation of truck cycle times

CIM Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Goris Cervantes ◽  
S. P. Upadhyay ◽  
H. Askari-Nasab
Keyword(s):  
Production Planning ◽  
Oil Sands ◽  
Cycle Times ◽  
Oil Sands Mining

scholarly journals The Effects of Plume Episodes on PAC Profiles in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region

2021 ◽  
pp. 117014
Author(s):  
Narumol Jariyasopit ◽  
Tom Harner ◽  
Cecilia Shin ◽  
Richard Park
Keyword(s):  
Oil Sands ◽  
Athabasca Oil Sands ◽  
Athabasca Oil Sands Region
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