In the 12 years since Dudgeon et al.(2006) reviewed major pressures on freshwater
ecosystems, the biodiversity crisis in the world's lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams and …

Oil sands surface mining in Alberta has generated over a billion cubic metres of waste,
known as tailings, consisting of sands, silts, clays, and process-affected water that contains …

Salinization, a widespread threat to the structure and ecological functioning of inland and
coastal wetlands, is currently occurring at an unprecedented rate and geographic scale. The …

This book illustrates the diversity of hypogene speleogenetic processes and void-conduit
patterns depending on variations of the geological environments by presenting regional and …

With growth of the Canadian oil sands industry, concerns have been raised about possible
seepage of toxic oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) into the Athabasca River (AR). A …

Seepage of oil sand process-affected waters (OSPW) from tailings ponds into surface waters
is a common concern in the minable oil sands region of northeast Alberta. Research on …

Recent core-scale visualization studies performed by us have highlighted the promising
potential of utilizing hydrocarbon solvents in alternating with steam injection for optimizing …

Wetlands have and continue to undergo rapid environmental and anthropogenic
modification and change to their extent, condition, and therefore, ecosystem services. In this …

The mining and processing of the Athabasca oil sands (Alberta, Canada) has been
occurring for decades; however, a lack of consistent regional monitoring has obscured the …

With a wide variety of natural and potential anthropogenic inputs, the Athabasca River (AR)
has been the focus of recent attention. In addition to natural inputs of trace elements (TEs) …