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Capillary HPLC/QTOF-MS for Characterizing Complex Naphthenic Acid Mixtures and Their Microbial Transformation by Bataineh, M, Scott, A. C, Fedorak, P. M, Martin, J. W

“…A rapidly expanding oil sands industry in Canada produces and indefinitely stores large volumes of toxic aqueous tailings containing high concentrations of…”
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Detection of naphthenic acids in fish exposed to commercial naphthenic acids and oil sands process-affected water by Young, R.F., Orr, E.A., Goss, G.G., Fedorak, P.M.

“…Naphthenic acids are a complex mixture of carboxylic acids that occur naturally in petroleum. During the extraction of bitumen from the oil sands in…”
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The influence of nitrate on microbial processes in oil industry production waters by DAVIDOVA, I, HICKS, M. S, FEDORAK, P. M, SUFLITA, J. M

“…Sulfide accumulation due to bacterial sulfate reduction is responsible for a number of serious problems in the oil industry. Among the strategies to control…”
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Planktonic nitrate-reducing bacteria and sulfate-reducing bacteria in some western Canadian oil field waters by ECKFORD, R. E, FEDORAK, P. M

“…Oil fields that use water flooding to enhance oil recovery may become sour because of the production of H(2)S from the reduction of sulfate by sulfate-reducing…”
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Bacterial biodegradation of aliphatic sulfides under aerobic carbon‐ or sulfur‐limited growth conditions by Kirkwood, K.M., Ebert, S., Foght, J.M., Fedorak, P.M., Gray, M.R.

“…Aims:  To isolate bacteria capable of cleaving aliphatic carbon–sulfur bonds as potential biological upgrading catalysts for the reduction of molecular weight…”
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A review of the occurrence, analyses, toxicity, and biodegradation of naphthenic acids by Clemente, Joyce S., Fedorak, Phillip M.

“…Naphthenic acids occur naturally in crude oils and in oil sands bitumens. They are toxic components in refinery wastewaters and in oil sands extraction waters…”
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Chemical and microbiological changes in laboratory incubations of nitrate amendment sour produced waters from three western Canadian oil fields by ECKFORD, R. E, FEDORAK, P. M

“…Nitrate addition to oil field waters stops the biogenic formation of sulfide because the activities of nitrate-reducing bacteria (NRB) suppress the activities…”
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Lignin peroxidase oxidation of aromatic compounds in systems containing organic solvents by Vazquez-Duhalt, R, Westlake, D.W.S, Fedorak, P.M

“…Lignin peroxidase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium was used to study the oxidation of aromatic compounds, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and…”
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Chemical fingerprinting of naphthenic acids and oil sands process waters—A review of analytical methods for environmental samples by Headley, J. V, Peru, K. M, Mohamed, M. H, Frank, R. A, Martin, J. W, Hazewinkel, R. R.O, Humphries, D, Gurprasad, N. P, Hewitt, L. M, Muir, D. C.G, Lindeman, D, Strub, R, Young, R. F, Grewer, D. M, Whittal, R. M, Fedorak, P. M, Birkholz, D. A, Hindle, R, Reisdorph, R, Wang, X, Kasperski, K. L, Hamilton, C, Woudneh, M, Wang, G, Loescher, B, Farwell, A, Dixon, D. G, Ross, M, Pereira, A. Dos Santos, King, E, Barrow, M. P, Fahlman, B, Bailey, J, Mcmartin, D. W, Borchers, C. H, Ryan, C. H, Toor, N. S, Gillis, H. M, Zuin, L, Bickerton, G, Mcmaster, M, Sverko, E, Shang, D, Wilson, L. D, Wrona, F. J

“…This article provides a review of the routine methods currently utilized for total naphthenic acid analyses. There is a growing need to develop chemical…”
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A review of the occurrence, toxicity, and biodegradation of condensed thiophenes found in petroleum by Kropp, K G, Fedorak, P M

“…Condensed thiophenes comprise a significant portion of the organosulfur compounds in petroleum and in other products from fossil fuels. Dibenzothiophene (DBT)…”
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Biodegradation of naphthenic acids by microbial populations indigenous to oil sands tailings by Herman, D C, Fedorak, P M, MacKinnon, M D, Costerton, J W

“…Organic acids, similar in structure to naphthenic acids, have been associated with the acute toxicity of tailings produced by the oil sands industry in…”
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Nutrient Stimulation of Sulfolane Biodegradation in a Contaminated Soil from a Sour Natural Gas Plant and in a Pristine Soil by Greene, E. A., Fedorak, P. M.

“…Natural gas in western Canada can contain up to 35% H 2 S. The Sulfinol® process for sour gas treatment makes use of sulfolane and an amine to remove H 2 S and…”
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Bacterial transformations of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrodibenzothiophene and dibenzothiophene by KROPP, K. G, ANDERSSON, J. T, FEDORAK, P. M

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Naphthenic Acids in Athabasca Oil Sands Tailings Waters Are Less Biodegradable than Commercial Naphthenic Acids by Scott, Angela C, Mackinnon, Michael D, Fedorak, Phillip M

“…Naphthenic acids (NAs) are natural constituents in many petroleum sources, including bitumen in the oil sands of Northern Alberta, Canada. Bitumen extraction…”
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Purification, Stability, and Mineralization of 3-Hydroxy-2- Formylbenzothiophene, a Metabolite of Dibenzothiophene by BRESSLER, David C, FEDORAK, Phillip M

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Anaerobic Degradation of m-Cresol by a Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium by LONDRY, K. L, FEDORAK, P. M, SUFLITA, J. M

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The effect of ferric ion on the rate of ferrous oxidation by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans by NYAVOR, K, EGIEBOR, N. O, FEDORAK, P. M

“…In this study, the effect of ferric ion and cell concentrations on the oxidation of ferrous ion by T. ferrooxidans was investigated. Ferric ions competitively…”
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Low surfactant concentration increases fungal mineralization of a polychlorinated biphenyl congener but has no effect on overall metabolism by Beaudette, L.A, Ward, O.P, Pickard, M.A, Fedorak, P.M

“…L.A. BEAUDETTE, O.P. WARD, M.A. PICKARD and P.M. FEDORAK.2000.Three white rot fungi were compared for their ability to attack polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)…”
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Comparison of gas chromatography and mineralization experiments for measuring loss of selected polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in cultures of white rot fungi by Beaudette, L.A. (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.), Davies, S, Fedorak, P.M, Ward, O.P, Pickard, M.A

“…Two methods were used to compare the biodegradation of six polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners by 12 white rot fungi. Four fungi were found to be more…”
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Methanogenic Degradation of Poly(3-Hydroxyalkanoates) by BUDWILL, K, FEDORAK, P. M, PAGE, W. J

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