Phytotoxicity and naphthenic acid dissipation from oil sands fine tailings treatments planted with the emergent macrophyte Phragmites australis

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1008-1016

  Armstrong, Sarah A ^a,b   Headley, John V ^b   Peru, Kerrym ^b   Mikula, Randy J ^c   Germida, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mature fine tailings; Naphthenic acids; Oil sands; Phragmites australis; Phytoremediation; Wetland plants

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; COMMON REED; DRYING TREATMENT; MACROPHYTES; NAPHTHENIC ACID; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GROWTH; PRE-TREATMENT; RUNOFF WATER; SEEPAGE WATER; TAILINGS TREATMENT; WATER SEEPAGE; WETLAND PLANTS;

BIOREMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER; GYPSUM; ORGANIC ACIDS; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE;

OIL SANDS;

ACID; CALCIUM OXIDE; CALCIUM SULFATE; NAPHTHENIC ACID; OIL; POLYACRYLAMIDE; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; OXIDE; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEWATERING; GROWTH INHIBITION; MATURE FINE TAILING; MATURE FINE TAILING DRYING; NONHUMAN; OIL FIELD; PH; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; SAND; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METABOLISM; POACEAE; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY; WETLAND;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM SULFATE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OXIDES; PETROLEUM; POACEAE; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

EID: 77955488015     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934521003772436     Document Type: Article

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