Ecotoxicological effects of fluvial eroded bitumen sediments from the Alberta oil sands to model aquatic species

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Cardoso, Diogo N., Gonçalves, Sandra F., Silva, Ana Rita R., Soares, Amadeu M. V. M., Wrona, Frederick J., Loureiro, Susana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 1482
• Subjects: Bitumen elutriate toxicity; Natural contamination; Weathered bitumen; Fluvial erosion; Athabasca River; Ells River; Steepbank River
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/37061; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160592

To fully understand the ecological and cumulative effects of mining activities on the surrounding aquatic systems of the Canadian oil sands region, it is essential to understand the consequences of exposure to bitumen-containing soils/sediment from natural geomorphological processes. Both physical a...