Storage of oil field-produced waters alters their chemical and microbiological characteristics

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 471-481

  Hulecki, Jordan C ^a   Foght, Julia M ^a   Fedorak, Phillip M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonification; Nitrate; Sulfate; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; NITRATE; OIL; PROPIONIC ACID; SULFATE; SULFIDE; WATER;

AMMONIFICATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHANOGEN; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

ALBERTA; BACTERIA; FUEL OILS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NITRATES; SULFATES; SULFIDES; TEMPERATURE; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 77952240972     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-010-0693-x     Document Type: Article

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