Naphthenic acid biodegradation by the unicellular alga Dunaliella tertiolecta

Chemosphere

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 504-511

  Quesnel, Dean M ^a   Bhaskar, Iyswarya M ^a   Gieg, Lisa M ^a   Chua, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algae; Biodegradation; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Naphthenic acids; Oil sands; Tailings ponds

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAKES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES; NAPHTHAS; OIL SANDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; TOXICITY;

ATHABASCA OIL SANDS; BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; NAPHTHENIC ACID; OIL SANDS TAILINGS; TAILINGS POND;

BIODEGRADATION;

1,2,3,4 TETRAHYDRO 2 NAPHTHOIC ACID; 4 CYCLOHEXYLBUTYRIC ACID; ACID; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXANEPROPIONIC ACID; CYCLOHEXYLACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALGA; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BITUMEN; CARBOXYLIC ACID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INOCULATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; OIL SAND; OXIDATION; POND; TAILINGS; TOXICITY;

ALGA; ALGAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DETOXIFICATION; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; POND;

ALBERTA; ATHABASCA; CANADA;

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA;

EID: 79958772636     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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