The evaluation of wastewaters from an oil sand extraction plant
Organic constituents of wastewaters from the existing Athabasca oil sands extraction plant were characterized and quantified. Twenty-one chemical parameters were determined on a total of ten samples taken during November and December, 1975 from the tailings pond dike filter drainage system, the upgr...
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ftunivalberta:oai:era.library.ualberta.ca:769409ab-31cb-4753-80a6-4eb2f4c7632b 2023-05-15T15:26:03+02:00 The evaluation of wastewaters from an oil sand extraction plant Strosher, M. T. Peake, E. 1976-01-01 https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/769409ab-31cb-4753-80a6-4eb2f4c7632b https://doi.org/10.7939/R31834796 English eng https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/769409ab-31cb-4753-80a6-4eb2f4c7632b doi:10.7939/R31834796 This material is provided under educational reproduction permissions included in Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development's Copyright and Disclosure Statement, see terms at http://www.environment.alberta.ca/copyright.html. This Statement requires the following identification: \"The source of the materials is Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development http://www.environment.gov.ab.ca/. The use of these materials by the end user is done without any affiliation with or endorsement by the Government of Alberta. Reliance upon the end user's use of these materials is at the risk of the end user. Alberta Organics Oil Sands AOSERP Tar Sands Athabasca River Wastewater AOSERP HY 3.1 AOSERP Report 5 Report 1976 ftunivalberta https://doi.org/10.7939/R31834796 2022-08-22T20:11:39Z Organic constituents of wastewaters from the existing Athabasca oil sands extraction plant were characterized and quantified. Twenty-one chemical parameters were determined on a total of ten samples taken during November and December, 1975 from the tailings pond dike filter drainage system, the upgrading plant final effluent to the Athabasca River and the intake pond waters. In addition, a number of specific aromatic hydrocarbons and organic sulphur compounds were identified and heavy metals and vanadium were determined. Tailings pond dike filter drainage samples contained 100-120 mg/l of total organic carbon, 69% of which was extractable with organic solvents. Ninety-two percent of the extractable carbon was in the form of oxygenated compounds, including organic acids (79%), phenols (4.5%), ketones (2.7%), aldehydes (1.9%), organic acid esters (1.5%), amides (1.0%), and quinones (0.2%). Organic sulphur compounds averaged 5.3%, organic nitrogen compounds 1.1% and hydrocarbons 0.04% of the extractable material. Upgrading plant effluents contained an average of 36 mg/l of total organic carbon, only 15 mg/l of which was extractable. Oxygenated compounds accounted for 30% of the extractable organic carbon, organic sulphur compounds 17%, nitrogen compounds 7% and hydrocarbons 7%. The remaining 6 mg/l of organic carbon was not accounted for. On the basis of these findings and previously measured water flow data, a calculated daily average of 198 kg (435 lbs) of organic carbon was released to the river from the tailings pond dike filter system and 1460 kg (3,245 lbs) was discharged from the upgrading plant effluent. These amounts corresponded to about 0.8% of the natural organic load of the river. It is recommended that further studies be conducted on these and other wastewaters on a year-round basis to determine (a) the seasonal variations in amounts of organic constituents, (b) the identity of individual compounds, (c) the toxicity of compound groups and, (d) the physical state of existence of the organic compounds. ... Report Athabasca River University of Alberta: Era - Education and Research Archive Athabasca River |
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Organic constituents of wastewaters from the existing Athabasca oil sands extraction plant were characterized and quantified. Twenty-one chemical parameters were determined on a total of ten samples taken during November and December, 1975 from the tailings pond dike filter drainage system, the upgrading plant final effluent to the Athabasca River and the intake pond waters. In addition, a number of specific aromatic hydrocarbons and organic sulphur compounds were identified and heavy metals and vanadium were determined. Tailings pond dike filter drainage samples contained 100-120 mg/l of total organic carbon, 69% of which was extractable with organic solvents. Ninety-two percent of the extractable carbon was in the form of oxygenated compounds, including organic acids (79%), phenols (4.5%), ketones (2.7%), aldehydes (1.9%), organic acid esters (1.5%), amides (1.0%), and quinones (0.2%). Organic sulphur compounds averaged 5.3%, organic nitrogen compounds 1.1% and hydrocarbons 0.04% of the extractable material. Upgrading plant effluents contained an average of 36 mg/l of total organic carbon, only 15 mg/l of which was extractable. Oxygenated compounds accounted for 30% of the extractable organic carbon, organic sulphur compounds 17%, nitrogen compounds 7% and hydrocarbons 7%. The remaining 6 mg/l of organic carbon was not accounted for. On the basis of these findings and previously measured water flow data, a calculated daily average of 198 kg (435 lbs) of organic carbon was released to the river from the tailings pond dike filter system and 1460 kg (3,245 lbs) was discharged from the upgrading plant effluent. These amounts corresponded to about 0.8% of the natural organic load of the river. It is recommended that further studies be conducted on these and other wastewaters on a year-round basis to determine (a) the seasonal variations in amounts of organic constituents, (b) the identity of individual compounds, (c) the toxicity of compound groups and, (d) the physical state of existence of the organic compounds. ... |
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