Degradation of naphthenic acids by sediment micro-organisms

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1049-1061

  Del Rio, L F ^a   Hadwin, A K M ^a   Pinto, L J ^a   MacKinnon, M D ^b   Moore, M M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyclohexane carboxylic acid; Degradation; GC MS; Naphthenic acids; Oil sands; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CYCLOHEXANE; LAKES; SAND; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

ACID DEGRADATION; CO-CULTURES; CYCLOHEXANE CARBOXYLIC ACID; GC-MS; MICRO-ORGANISMS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; NAPHTHENIC ACID; NATURALLY OCCURRING; OIL SANDS PROCESS-AFFECTED WATERS; SETTLING PONDS;

OIL SANDS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXANE; NAPHTHENIC ACID; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC ACID; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPE LABELING; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SEDIMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WETLAND;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 33750063150     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03005.x     Document Type: Article

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