Indicators for assessing transport of oil sands process-affected waters

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 297, 2005, Pages 71-80

  Mackinnon, Michael ^a   Kampala, Grey ^a   Marsh, Bill ^b   Fedorak, Phil ^b   Guigard, Selma ^b  

^a SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Attenuation; Boron; Groundwater; Naphthenic acids; Oil sand; Salts; Transport

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ATTENUATION; CONTAMINATION; DISEASES; ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; SALTS; SETTLING TANKS; SEWAGE; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ATHABASCA RIVER WATER (ARW); PLANNING MEASURES; TAILINGS DECOMPOSITIONS; WATER QUALITY TRENDS;

OIL SANDS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; OIL SAND; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TAILINGS;

ATHABASCA BASIN; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23844501409     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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