The acute toxicity of bitumen-influenced groundwaters from the oil sands region to aquatic organisms

This study examined the toxicity effects of groundwater collected from areas with influence from natural bitumen sources (far-field), as well as samples collected from areas with influence from industrial bitumen sources (near-field). A novel method for extraction and fractionation of dissolved organics was applied to the bitumen-influenced samples. Both whole water samples, and isolated organic fraction samples were used in the toxicity testing of eight different aquatic organisms. Groundwater samples were collected in 2012 and 2013 from six sites along the Athabasca River and the Ells River, north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.

All data are a part subject of a publication containing method details, full QA/QC, interpretation and conclusions: Bauer, A.E., Hewitt, L.M., Roy, J.W., Parrott, J.L., Bartlett, A.J., Gillis, P.L., Norwood, W. P., Rudy, M.D., Campbell, S.D., Rodrigues, M.R., Brown, L.R., Vanderveen, R., Deeth, L.E., Holman, E.A.M., Salerno, J., Marentette, J.R., Lavalle, C., Sullivan, C., Shires, K., Galicia, M., Rubino, J., Brown, M., O’Neill, A., Bickerton, G., Dixon, D.G., Frank, R.A., 2022. The acute toxicity of bitumen-influenced groundwaters from the oil sands region to aquatic organisms. Sci. Total Environ. 848, 157676 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157676

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Dernière modification	avril 17, 2026, 18:03 (TU)
Créé le	avril 17, 2026, 18:03 (TU)
contact_email	enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1-800-668-6767, enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Environnement et Changement climatique Canada, 1-800-668-6767, enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca"}
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data_dictionary	[]
geographic_scope	["0"]
open_canada_collection	primary
open_canada_date_published	2022-07-24 04:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Oil sands", "Groundwater", "Bioassay", "Environment", "Industry", "oil sands process-affected water (OSPW)", "bitumen-derived organics", "effects-directed analysis", "mixture fractionation", "Pimephales promelas (Fathead minnow)", "Oryzias latipes (Japanese medaka)", "Vibrio fischeri", "Daphnia magna", "Lampsilis cardium (Plain pocketbook)", "Hyalella azteca", "Ceriodaphnia dubia", "Hexagenia spp", "Oil Sands Monitoring (OSM)", "Program of Energy Research and Development (PERD)"], "fr": ["Sables bitumineux", "Eau souterraine", "Épreuve biologique", "Environnement", "Industrie", "l’eau contaminée par les procédés d’extraction des sables bitumineux (EPESB)", "dérivées du bitume organiques", "analyse en fonction des effets", "fractionnement des mélanges", "Pimephales promelas (tête-de-boule)", "Oryzias latipes (médaka)", "Vibrio fischeri", "Daphnia magna", "Lampsilis cardium (lampsile cordiforme)", "Hyalella azteca", "Ceriodaphnia dubia", "Hexagenia spp", "Surveillance des sables bitumineux (SSB)", "Programme de recherche et développement énergétiques (PRDE)"]}
open_canada_subject	["nature_and_environment"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	La toxicité aiguë des eaux souterraines influencées par le bitume de la région des sables bitumineux pour les organismes aquatiques
update_frequency	as_needed