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| Title |
Has Alberta Oil Sands Development Altered Delivery of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds to the Peace-Athabasca Delta?
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0046089 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Roland I. Hall, Brent B. Wolfe, Johan A. Wiklund, Thomas W. D. Edwards, Andrea J. Farwell, D. George Dixon |
| Abstract |
The extent to which Alberta oil sands mining and upgrading operations have enhanced delivery of bitumen-derived contaminants via the Athabasca River and atmosphere to the Peace-Athabasca Delta (200 km to the north) is a pivotal question that has generated national and international concern. Accounts of rare health disorders in residents of Fort Chipewyan and deformed fish in downstream ecosystems provided impetus for several recent expert-panel assessments regarding the societal and environmental consequences of this multi-billion-dollar industry. Deciphering relative contributions of natural versus industrial processes on downstream supply of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) has been identified as a critical knowledge gap. But, this remains a formidable scientific challenge because loading from natural processes remains unknown. And, industrial activity occurs in the same locations as the natural bitumen deposits, which potentially confounds contemporary upstream-downstream comparisons of contaminant levels. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 105 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 3% |
| Unknown | 102 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 23 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 19% |
| Other | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 8% |
| Other | 18 | 17% |
| Unknown | 15 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 54 | 51% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 13 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 2% |
| Engineering | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 9 | 9% |
| Unknown | 14 | 13% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 42. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 October 2017.
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