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, 2015 A model- FUNNEL-GHG-OS (FUNdamental ENgineering PrinciplEs- based ModeL for Estimation of GreenHouse Gases in the Oil Sands)based on fundamental engineering principles was developed to estimate the specific energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions
Nimana, Balwinder S. +8 more
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Land, 2020 Oil sands surface mining and processing in Alberta generate large volumes of fluid tailings and process water high in salts and metals, which must be reclaimed.
Kwadwo Omari +3 more
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An airborne assessment of atmospheric particulate emissions from the processing of Athabasca oil sands [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2014 During the Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS) campaign, two NASA research aircraft, a DC-8 and a P-3B, were outfitted with extensive trace gas (the DC-8) and aerosol (both aircraft) instrumentation.
S. G. Howell +7 more
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, 2018 Paragon Soil and Environmental Consulting Inc. (Paragon) was contracted to complete a literature review of naturally-occurring petroleum hydrocarbons (NPHCs) in oil sands mining reclamation practice for the Canadian Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA ...
Paragon Soil and Environmental Consulting Inc.
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Next EnergySmall Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMRs) offer a promising option for environmentally friendly bitumen recovery operations. The extraction of oil sands in Western Canada is vital for the economy, but traditional methods like Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (
Samaneh Ashoori, Ian D. Gates
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Data for Oil Sands Monitoring - Terrestrial Mammals - 2021 - Landscape Unit 3
, 2022 Data on boreal mammal communities from Alberta, Canada, conducted for the joint Federal-Provincial Oil Sands Monitoring program (Terrestrial Biological Monitoring group). These data are from Landscape Unit 3.
Fisher, Jason +2 more
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Increased size and relative abundance of migratory fishes observed near the Athabasca oil sands
FACETS, 2017 Responses to chemical and physical stressors are commonly expected among organisms residing near the Athabasca oil sands. Physiological effects have been observed in fishes during field studies; but further effects associated with development are not ...
Tim J. Arciszewski +5 more
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Reducing the Energy and Steam Consumption of SAGD Through Cyclic Solvent Co-Injection
Energies, 2019 The amount of oil that is contained in the Canadian oil sands represent the third largest oil accumulation in the world. Approximately half of the daily oil production from the oil sands comes from mining processes and the other half is produced mostly ...
Diego Manfre Jaimes +2 more
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Environmental impact of the oil sands development
, 2010 presentationThis presentation goes over an introduction to oil sands production and extraction, greenhouse gases, water, land disturbance, tailings, and reclamation.
Sego, David
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Microbial Eukaryotes in Oil Sands Environments: Heterotrophs in the Spotlight
Microorganisms, 2019 Hydrocarbon extraction and exploitation is a global, trillion-dollar industry. However, for decades it has also been known that fossil fuel usage is environmentally detrimental; the burning of hydrocarbons results in climate change, and environmental ...
Elisabeth Richardson, Joel B. Dacks
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