The ecological effects of naphthenic acids and salts on phytoplankton from the Athabasca oil sands region

• Published in: Aquatic toxicology Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 11 - 26
• Main Authors: Leung, Sherwin S., MacKinnon, Mike D., Smith, Ralph E.H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 10.01.2003; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Agnatha. Pisces; Alberta; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomass; Canada, Alberta, Fort McMurray, Athabasca R; Canonical ordination; Carboxylic Acids - adverse effects; Chlorophyta - drug effects; Chlorophyta - growth & development; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Ecosystem; Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution; Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on plants and fungi; Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on vertebrates; Fresh Water - chemistry; Freshwater; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; naphthenates; naphthenic acid; Naphthenic acids; Oil sands; Petroleum - adverse effects; Phytoplankton; Phytoplankton - drug effects; Phytoplankton - growth & development; Population Dynamics; Salinity; Salts; Water Pollutants, Chemical - adverse effects; Canada; Alberta; North America; America; Canada, Alberta; Canada, Alberta, Athabasca R; Oil sands; Phytoplankton; Canonical ordination; Naphthenic acids; Salinity; Community structure; Aquatic environment; Naphthenic acid; Pond; Plant community; Toxicity; Environmental factor; Water pollution; Biomass; Tar sand

To better elucidate the ecological effects of naphthenic acids and major ions liberated in oil sands development, the summer-time composition of phytoplankton communities in ten water bodies near Fort McMurray (northeastern Alberta) was studied in 1997. The water bodies varied in degree of process w...