Ozonation of oil sands process-affected water accelerates microbial bioremediation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 8350-8356

  Martin, Jonathan W ^a   Barri, Thaer ^a   Han, Xiumei ^a   Fedorak, Phillip M ^a   El Din, Mohamed Gamal ^a   Perez, Leonidas ^a   Scott, Angela C ^a   Jiang, Jason Tiange ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA , CANADA; INDIGENOUS MICROBES; MICROBIAL BIODEGRADATION; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MICROTOX; NAPHTHENIC ACID; OZONATION;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BYPRODUCTS; DEGRADATION; MICROORGANISMS; OIL SANDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; POLLUTION;

TOXICITY;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; NAPHTHENIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OIL SAND; OZONE; TOXIC MATERIAL; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; KINETICS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; OIL SANDS PROCESS AFFECTED WATER; OXIDATION; OZONATION; SAND; TOXICITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; OZONE; PETROLEUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 78549258567     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es101556z     Document Type: Article

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