Geochemical interactions between process-affected water from oil sands tailings ponds and North Alberta surficial sediments

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 119, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 55-68

  Holden, A A ^a   Donahue, R B ^a,b   Ulrich, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Applied Geochemical Engineering Solutions Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Ion exchange; Oil sands tailings pond; Process affected water; Seepage

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; AQUITARDS; BATCH SORPTION; DIVALENT IONS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; GLACIAL TILL; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INORGANIC SPECIES; ION EXCHANGE REACTIONS; LINEAR SORPTION; MAGNESIUM CARBONATE; MINERAL PHASE; OIL SANDS TAILINGS; OIL SANDS TAILINGS POND; PARTITIONING COEFFICIENTS; PHREEQC; POND WATER; PORE FLUIDS; PRECIPITATION REACTION; PRELIMINARY MODELING; PROCESS-AFFECTED WATER; SAND CHANNEL; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SULPHATES; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TAILINGS POND;

ADSORPTION; AQUIFERS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEIONIZED WATER; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IONS; LAKES; MAGNESIUM; OIL SANDS; ORE TAILINGS; SAND; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEEPAGE;

ION EXCHANGE;

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MAGNESIUM CARBONATE; OIL; SODIUM; SULFATE;

ADSORPTION; AQUITARD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; ION EXCHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL SAND; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEEPAGE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TAILINGS; WATER QUALITY;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICAL MODEL; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLACIER; ION EXCHANGE; PLUME; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADSORPTION; ALBERTA; ALUMINUM SILICATES; CHLORIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ION EXCHANGE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PETROLEUM; SODIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 78650928327     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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