Alum Addition Triggers Hypoxia in an Engineered Pit Lake

Alum Addition Triggers Hypoxia in an Engineered Pit Lake

Here, we examine the geobiological response to a whole-lake alum (aluminum sulfate) treatment (2016) of Base Mine Lake (BML), the first pilot-scale pit lake established in the Alberta oil sands region. The rationale for trialing this management amendment was based on its successful use to reduce int...

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Main Authors: Gerdhard L. Jessen, Lin-Xing Chen, Jiro F. Mori, Tara E. Colenbrander Nelson, Gregory F. Slater, Matthew B. J. Lindsay, Jillian F. Banfield, Lesley A. Warren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
pit lakes
oil sands
tailing reclamation
hydrocarbon mining
ecological succession
aquatic microbiology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/3/510

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