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Effect of chemical structure on microbial degradation of methyl-substituted aliphatic acids
Max W. Hammond,Martin Alexander +1 more
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This article is published in Environmental Science & Technology.The article was published on 1972-08-01. It has received 20 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Chemical structure & Microbial biodegradation.read more
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Characterization of naphthenic acids in oil sands wastewaters by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
TL;DR: This is the first investigation in which changes in the fingerprint of the NA fraction of process-affected waters from the oil sands operations has corresponded with measured toxicity in these waters.
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Naphthenic acids degradation and toxicity mitigation in tailings wastewater systems and aquatic environments: A review
Prakash Raj Kannel,Thian Yew Gan +1 more
TL;DR: Ozonation is superior overBiodegradation in decreasing higher molecular weight alkyl branched NAs as well as enabling accelerated biodegradation and reducing toxicity, while Phytoremediation is applicable for metabolizing specific NAs and minimizing their associated toxicities.
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Biodegradation of cycloalkane carboxylic acids in oil sand tailings
TL;DR: The biodegradation of both an n-alkane and several carboxylated cycloalkanes was examined within tailings produced by the extraction of bitumen from the Athabasca oil sands, although compounds with methyl substitutions on thecycloalkane ring were more resistant to microbial degradation.
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