Oil sands development contributes polycyclic aromatic compounds to the Athabasca River and its tribu...
Oil sands development contributes polycyclic aromatic compounds to the Athabasca River and its tributaries
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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For over a decade, the contribution of oil sands mining and processing to the pollution of the Athabasca River has been controversial. We show that the oil sands development is a greater source of contamination than previously realized. In 2008, within 50 km of oil sands upgrading facilities, the loading to the snowpack of airborne particulates was...
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Oil sands development contributes polycyclic aromatic compounds to the Athabasca River and its tributaries
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_744700521
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_744700521
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0912050106
