@proceedings {51605,
	title = {Assessment of metal releases and leachate toxicity of oil sands coke},
	year = {2008},
	note = {IN: Proceedings of the 34th Annual Aquatic Toxicity Workshop September 30 - October 3, 2007 Halifax, Nova Scotia. Kidd K.A. R.A. Jarvis K. Haya K. Doe and L.E. Burridge (Eds.). Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 2793. pp. 69.},
	month = {10/2007},
	address = {Halifax, NS},
	abstract = {Large volumes of coke are produced as a by-product of thermal upgrading of oil sands bitumen in Alberta. This paper examined the feasibility of integrating this stored by-product at wetland reclamation sites. Coke leachate water toxicity was evaluated in this study since coke is known to releases trace amounts of metals when it comes in contact with water. The objective was to determine the cause of toxicity by performing toxicity identification evaluations (TIEs) on the leachate. The leachability of metals from coke was examined over a 45 day period in 2-L glass jars using reconstituted water with a hardness of 300 mg/L as calcium carbonate (CaCO3) at pH levels 5.5 and 9.5. Coke porewater samples and overlying water samples collected periodically were analyzed for trace metals using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). The toxicity of coke leachate was evaluated at the end of the 45 day period using a Ceriodaphnia dubia standard three-brood chronic test with survival and reproduction as endpoints. Coke leachate water from both pH treatments had a negative effect on survival and reproduction of C. dubia. The coke leachate had high concentrations of vanadium, according to metal analysis of leachate water from both pH treatments. In order to identify the cause of toxicity, the coke leachate water will be subjected to several TIE processes
},
	keywords = {coke, laboratory, metals, toxicity, UofS},
	author = {Puttaswamy, N. and Liber, K.}
}
