| Theme: | Land / Water (T10) |
| Status: | Active |
| Start Date: | 2020-04-01 |
| End Date: | 2023-09-30 |
| Principal Investigator |
| Arlos, Maricor Jane |
Project Overview
The efficacy of treatment technologies to remove contaminants of concern from oil sands processed water (OSPW) will need to be assessed to demonstrate safe return into the environment. Bioassays are a potential screening tool that could be used to evaluate treatment efficacy. In partnership with Alberta Environment and Parks and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, we will apply a battery of high-throughput bioassays to evaluate current OSPW treatments and the potential mixture effects of the effluents in important cellular pathways. This work will support the future development of predictive models that link exposure to effects and will assist in establishing success indicators and thresholds for the safe release of treated OSPW.
Outputs
| Title |
Category |
Date |
Authors |
| Award for Research Excellence in Earth or Environmental ScienceKia Barrow won the "Award for Research Excellence in Earth or Environmental Science" during the BESTEMM2022 organized by Canadian Black Scientists Network / Réseau Canadien des Scientifiques Noirs in February 2022 | Award | 2022-02-09 | Kia Barrow |
| Canadian Ecotoxicity Workshop Travel AwardKia was awarded the Canadian Ecotoxicity Workshop (CEW) Travel Award ($400.00) for her attendance at the 47th CEW Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia | Award | 2022-10-10 | Kia Barrow |
| COBCARES ScholarshipCOBCARES is a private scholarship that provides funding for undergrad and graduate studies programs for outstanding students from Barbados. Since Kia Barrow was the top student in the pool of applications, the scholarship is covering her full tuition cost and an allowance of $4,000 CAD. | Award | 2021-05-15 | Kia Barrow |
| Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Travel AwardKia Barrow was awarded the financial support from FGSR to assist with the cost of travel expenses for her attendance at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC EU) Conference in Denmark, Copenhagen | Award | 2022-04-01 | Kia Barrow |
| Assessment of the efficiency of water treatment using a battery of in vitro bioassaysConference Presentation University of Alberta | Activity | 2021-06-23 | Kia Barrow, Arlos, M. |
| BE-STEMM 2022 Conference Session ChairKia Barrow volunteered to chair the Session - Earth/Environmental Sciences | Activity | 2022-02-08 | Kia Barrow |
| In vitro bioassay monitoring in receiving aquatic environments University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-05-17 | Kia Barrow, Arlos, M. |
| Using in vitro bioassays to predict the impact of OSPW on receiving aquatic environments University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-04-30 | Kia Barrow, Arlos, M. |
| Presentation to Imperial Oil - Review of SETAC EU PresentationAs per the established review protocol between FES and Imperial Oil, we sent a copy of a presentation to Imperial Oil stakeholders for their review (Dr. Asfaw Bekele and James Guthrie). We were then asked to provide a presentation to them and walk them through the results and findings of our research. University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-04-21 | Arlos, M., Kia Barrow |
| Science Odyssey - Booth/TableMaricor Arlos and Kia Barrow designed a hands-on activity focused on "water treatment" for attendees of Science Odyssey at the Telus World of Science | Activity | 2022-05-07 | Kia Barrow |
