Cleaning Oil Sands Process Affected Water (IMAGE)

University of Alberta

Cleaning Oil Sands Process Affected Water

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In this image, University of Alberta civil engineering graduate student Zengquan Shu simulates the solar UV/chlorine treatment process. Laboratory-scale tests found the solar UV/chlorine treatment process removed 75 to 84 per cent of the toxins found in oil sands process affected water.

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UAlberta Civil and Environmental Engineering

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