Diamonds in the rough: Identification of individual naphthenic acids in oil sands process water

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3154-3159

  Rowland, Steven J ^a   Scarlett, Alan G ^a   Jones, David ^a   West, Charles E ^a   Frank, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC RESOLUTIONS; COMPLEX MIXTURE; CONTAMINATED SURFACE WATER; DIAMONDOIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY METHODS; IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS; MASS SPECTRAL; NAPHTHENIC ACID; OIL SANDS INDUSTRY; PROCESS WATER; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; TAILINGS POND; TOXICITY ASSAYS;

BIODEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAKES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OIL SANDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; SAND; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

TOXICITY;

ADAMANTANE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; NAPHTHENIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE OIL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OIL INDUSTRY; OIL SAND; TOXIC MATERIAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRY; OIL SANDS PROCESS WATER; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXICITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DIAMOND; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PETROLEUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA;

EID: 79953242678     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es103721b     Document Type: Article

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