Predicted toxicity of naphthenic acids present in oil sands process-affected waters to a range of environmental and human endpoints

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 425, Issue , 2012, Pages 119-127

  Scarlett, Alan G ^a   West, Charles E ^a   Jones, David ^a   Galloway, Tamara S ^b   Rowland, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Athabasca oil sands; Endocrine disruption; Liver enzymes; Naphthenic acid; Petroleum; Toxicity model

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHENOLS; ANDROGENIC ACTIVITY; AQUATIC SPECIES; AROMATIC RINGS; ATHABASCA OIL SANDS; CYTOCHROME P450; DIAMONDOIDS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FATHEAD MINNOW; HUMAN TOXICITY; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; MOUSE MODELS; NAPHTHENIC ACID; POLYCYCLIC ACIDS; TOXIC COMPONENTS; TOXICITY REDUCTION;

CRUDE OIL; ENZYMES; FORECASTING; OIL SANDS; ORGANIC ACIDS;

TOXICITY;

CYTOCHROME P450; NAPHTHA; NAPHTHENIC ACID; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CARCINOGEN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; OIL SAND; PETROLEUM; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CARCINOGEN TESTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HEALTH HAZARD; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); LC 50; MUTAGEN TESTING; NONHUMAN; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CARCINOGENS; CYPRINIDAE; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP3A; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIVER; MICE; PETROLEUM; RATS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALBERTA; ATHABASCA OIL SANDS; CANADA;

PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; RATTUS;

EID: 84863393199     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.02.064     Document Type: Article

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