The Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD) receives a mixture of hydrocarbons from biogenic, pyrogenic, and petrogenic processes. Source apportionment in the PAD has focussed on polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), which are ubiquitous environment susceptible to weathering. In contrast, petroleum biomarkers terpanes, hopanes, steranes degradation-resistant organic found uniquely products that can identif...