Has Alberta oil sands development altered delivery of polycyclic aromatic compounds to the Peace-Athabasca Delta?

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Roland I Hall, Brent B Wolfe, Johan A Wiklund, Thomas W D Edwards, Andrea J Farwell, D George Dixon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Athabasca River; Fort Chipewyan; Peace-Athabasca Delta; Chipewyan
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046089; https://doaj.org/article/f16b33d7cdfd4d0984af999f507ac014

The extent to which Alberta oil sands mining and upgrading operations have enhanced delivery of bitumen-derived contaminants via the Athabasca River and atmosphere to the Peace-Athabasca Delta (200 km to the north) is a pivotal question that has generated national and international concern. Accounts...