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Applications of Lime and Enzymes for Oil Sands Tailings Management: Dewatering and Mitigation of Methane Emissions
DownloadSpring 2023
The remediation of oil sands tailings is a crucial environmental aspect of the Canadian oil sands industry. Oil sands tailings management involves the endless storage of massive volumes of fluid fine tailings (FFT). The slow gravity settling of tailings, the release of toxic compounds, and the...
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Fall 2014
Tailings ponds contain significant amounts of organic contaminants that cannot be released to the environment without further treatment. The use of mature fine tailings (MFT) was proposed as a potential source of microorganisms for biological treatment to remove dissolved organic compounds from...
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Spring 2024
Hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) is a common flocculant used in oil sands tailings dewatering technologies. Although HPAM is regularly used in tailings treatment and will eventually be incorporated into the reclaimed landscape of the oil sands, there are knowledge gaps surrounding the environment...
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Fall 2023
The petroleum industry is a major economic driver in Canada; however, toxic and persistent contaminants such as Naphthenic Acid Fraction Compounds (NAFCs) and benzene can be generated during upstream and downstream operations. NAFCs are acutely toxic organics which are solubilized and...
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Coupled effects on the transport and deposition of biocolloidal particles in saturated porous media
DownloadSpring 2016
The transport and deposition of biocolloidal particles in porous media is a crucial phenomenon in understanding environmental challenges from pathogen contamination to bioremediation of soil and water. The fate and transport of biocolloidal particles in porous media is influenced by many factors...
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Evaluating the Biogeochemical and Geotechnical Behavior of Oil Sands Tailings in Pit Lakes and Mitigating Pit Lake Turbidity with Biofilms
DownloadFall 2023
Permanent storage and reclamation of oil sands mine waste (fluid fine tailings, FFT) in pit lakes has been proposed by industry. Pit lakes are considered best practice in terms of geotechnical stability, however, there are numerous challenges and knowledge gaps surrounding this proposed oil sands...
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Spring 2019
The oil sands industry in Alberta, Canada has been thriving for over five decades, and this multi-million-year-old resource has fueled rapid economic growth in Alberta. However, the oil sands industry has left behind tons of oil sands tailings and oil sands process-affected water (OSPW), and the...
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Spring 2014
Municipal stormwater retention ponds are a means of managing stormwater in urban settings. Due to the temporal and spatial variations involved with stormwater, numerous contaminants find their way in stormwater retention pond, creating various problems to mitigate against. The City of Edmonton...
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The Geochemical Evolution of Oil Sands Tailings Pond Seepage, Resulting from Diffusive Ingress Through Underlying Glacial Till Sediments
DownloadFall 2012
Oil sands tailings are comprised of sands, silts, clays, and process-affected water (OSPW). The latter includes high concentrations of dissolved ions, as well as organic contaminants, making the water toxic to aquatic organisms. In Northern Alberta, tailings ponds are being constructed on...