Advances in Distinguishing Groundwater Influenced by Oil Sands Process-Affected Water (OSPW) from Natural Bitumen-Influenced Groundwater

• Main Authors: Hewitt, Mark L., Roy, James W., Rowland, Steve J., Bickerton, Greg, DeSilva, Amila, Headley, John V., Milestone, Craig B., Scarlett, Alan G., Brown, Susan, Spencer, Christine, West, Charles E., Peru, Kerry M., Grapentine, Lee, Ahad, Jason M.E, Pakdel, Hooshang, Frank, Richard A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: SOURCE: Sheridan Institutional Repository 2020
• Subjects: Alberta; water pollutants; chemical; sand; carboxylic; acids; groundwater; hydrocarbons; oil and gas fields; Athabasca River; Tar Island
• Online Access: https://source.sheridancollege.ca/fast_publications/41; https://source.sheridancollege.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1040&context=fast_publications

The objective of this study was to advance analytical methods for detecting oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) seepage from mining containments and discriminating any such seepage from the natural bitumen background in groundwaters influenced by the Alberta McMurray formation. Improved sampling...