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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2020

Advances in Distinguishing Groundwater Influenced by Oil Sands Process-Affected Water (OSPW) from Natural Bitumen-Influenced Groundwaters.

L Mark Hewitt, James W Roy, Steve J Rowland, Greg Bickerton, Amila DeSilva, John V Headley, Craig B Milestone, Alan G Scarlett, Susan Brown, Christine Spencer and 6 more

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Article in Environmental science & technology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

L Mark HewittWater Science and Technology Directorate , Environment and Climate Change Canada , 867 Lakeshore Road , Burlington , ON Canada , L7R 4A6.ORCID 0000-0002-3683-562X
James W RoyWater Science and Technology Directorate , Environment and Climate Change Canada , 867 Lakeshore Road , Burlington , ON Canada , L7R 4A6.ORCID 0000-0002-1804-2917
Steve J RowlandPetroleum and Environmental Geochemistry Group, Biogeochemistry Research Centre , University of Plymouth , Drake Circus, 5 , Plymouth PL4 8AA , U.K.
Greg BickertonWater Science and Technology Directorate , Environment and Climate Change Canada , 867 Lakeshore Road , Burlington , ON Canada , L7R 4A6.
Amila DeSilvaWater Science and Technology Directorate , Environment and Climate Change Canada , 867 Lakeshore Road , Burlington , ON Canada , L7R 4A6.ORCID 0000-0002-5126-8854
John V HeadleyWater Science and Technology Directorate , Environment and Climate Change Canada , 11 Innovation Boulevard , Saskatoon , SK Canada , S7N3H5.
Craig B MilestoneSchool of Chemical and Environmental Sciences , Davis Campus, Sheridan College , 7899 McLaughlin Road , Brampton , ON Canada , L6Y 5H9.
Alan G ScarlettPetroleum and Environmental Geochemistry Group, Biogeochemistry Research Centre , University of Plymouth , Drake Circus, 5 , Plymouth PL4 8AA , U.K.
Susan BrownWater Science and Technology Directorate , Environment and Climate Change Canada , 867 Lakeshore Road , Burlington , ON Canada , L7R 4A6.
Christine SpencerWater Science and Technology Directorate , Environment and Climate Change Canada , 867 Lakeshore Road , Burlington , ON Canada , L7R 4A6.
Charles E WestPetroleum and Environmental Geochemistry Group, Biogeochemistry Research Centre , University of Plymouth , Drake Circus, 5 , Plymouth PL4 8AA , U.K.
Kerry M PeruWater Science and Technology Directorate , Environment and Climate Change Canada , 11 Innovation Boulevard , Saskatoon , SK Canada , S7N3H5.
Lee GrapentineWater Science and Technology Directorate , Environment and Climate Change Canada , 867 Lakeshore Road , Burlington , ON Canada , L7R 4A6.
Jason M E AhadGeological Survey of Canada , Natural Resources Canada , Québec , QC Canada , G1K 9A9.ORCID 0000-0003-3246-3950
Hooshang PakdelINRS - Eau Terre Environnement , Québec , QC Canada , G1K 9A9.
Richard A FrankWater Science and Technology Directorate , Environment and Climate Change Canada , 867 Lakeshore Road , Burlington , ON Canada , L7R 4A6.
Environment and Climate Change Canada · CAUniversity of Plymouth · GBInstitut National de la Recherche Scientifique · CANatural Resources Canada · CASheridan College · CA

Funding

European Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was to advance analytical methods for detecting oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) seepage from mining containments and discriminating any such seepage from the natural bitumen background in groundwaters influenced by the Alberta McMurray formation. Improved sampling methods and quantitative analyses of two groups of monoaromatic acids were employed to analyze OSPW and bitumen-affected natural background groundwaters for source discrimination. Both groups of monoaromatic acids showed significant enrichment in OSPW, while ratios of O

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GroundwaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalAlbertaCarboxylic AcidsHydrocarbonsOil and Gas FieldsSandasphaltCarboxylic AcidsHydrocarbonsSandWater Pollutants, Chemical

Identifiers

PMID31906621
PMCPMC7003248
OpenAlexW2999423863

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