Aquatic hazard and biodegradability of light and middle atmospheric distillate petroleum streams

Chemosphere

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-9

  Swigert, James P ^a   Lee, Carol ^b   Wong, Diana C L ^c   Podhasky, Paula ^d  

^a EcoTox Assessments LLC   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c Westhollow Technology Center   (United States)

^d AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic toxicity; Biodegradability; Gas oil; Gasoline; Kerosene; Naphtha

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOHAZARDS; CRUDE OIL; GAS OILS; GASOLINE; KEROSENE; MINERAL OILS; NAPHTHAS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; AQUATIC TOXICITY; BIODEGRADABILITY TESTS; BIODEGRADATION PATTERNS; CHRONIC TOXICITY; COMPOSITIONAL DIFFERENCE; MICROBIAL OXIDATION; PETROLEUM SUBSTANCES;

PETROLEUM REFINING;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; HYDROCARBON; KEROSENE; NAPHTHA; PETROLEUM;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALGA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLADOCERA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

UNITED STATES;

AQUATIC TOXICITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; GAS OIL; GASOLINE; KEROSENE; NAPHTHA;

ALKANES; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLOROPHYTA; DAPHNIA; GAS, NATURAL; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PETROLEUM; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84901442681     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.02.028     Document Type: Article

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