Energy use is central to human society and provides many health benefits. But each source
of energy entails some health risks. This article reviews the health impacts of each major …

Naphthenic acids (NAs) are widely present in crude oil and oil sands process-affected water
(OSPW). NAs in crude oil lead to corrosion problems, promote emulsion formation, decrease …

The absence of well-executed environmental monitoring in the Athabasca oil sands (Alberta,
Canada) has necessitated the use of indirect approaches to determine background …

The Athabasca oil sands deposit is the largest reservoir of crude bitumen in the world.
Recently, the soaring demand for oil and the availability of modern bitumen extraction …

Acute toxicity of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) is caused by its complex mixture of
bitumen-derived organics, but the specific chemical classes that are most toxic have not …

Water management in oil and gas production industries is one of the important issues due to
the requirement of huge amount of freshwater in process and generation of large amount of …

This paper is a perspective paper, which investigates whether the water footprint (WF)
concept addresses the water–food–energy–ecosystem nexus. First, the nexus links between …

The storage of large volumes of tailings has become an issue for Canada׳ s oil sands
industry. The use of diluent, along with incomplete bitumen and solvent recovery from the …

Mining activities and associated actions cause land-use/land-cover (LULC) changes across
the world. The objective of this study were to evaluate the historical impacts of mining …

Naphthenic acids (NAs) are constituents of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW). These
compounds can be both toxic and persistent and thus are a primary concern for the ultimate …