Effects of biodegradation on Australian Permian coals

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1311-1322

  Ahmed, Manzur ^a   Smith, J W ^a   George, Simon C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biomarkers; Bowen Basin; Coal; Hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOINDICATOR; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; COAL; GEOCHEMISTRY; PERMIAN;

AUSTRALIA;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; COMPOSITION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEPOSITION; EXTRACTION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

ALKYLNAPHTHALENES; AROMATIC RINGS; MOLECULAR MATURITY PARAMETERS; ORGANIC GEOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES;

COAL;

EID: 0032586211     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00104-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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