Examining oil sands dissolved carbon and microbial degradation using stable isotope analysis

Oil sands mining operations in northeastern Alberta are rapidly expanding. Upgrading and extracting the bitumen from the sand requires large volumes of water generating large quantities of oil sands process water/materials (OSPM) which is high in organic content. Some of the major organic componen...

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Main Author: Videla, Patricia Paulina
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3074