PETROLEUM BIOREFINING FOR POLLUTION PREVENTION [PDF]
, 2002 The objective of this project was to isolate and characterize thermophilic bacterial cultures that can be used for the selective removal of nitrogen, sulfur, and/or metals in the biorefining of petroleum. The project was completed on schedule and no major difficulties were encountered.
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Soil bioremediation approaches for petroleum hydrocarbon polluted environments
AIMS Microbiology, 2017 Increasing industrialisation, continued population growth and heavy demand and reliance on petrochemical products have led to unprecedented economic growth and development. However, inevitably this dependence on fossil fuels has resulted in serious environmental issues over recent decades.
Eman Koshlaf, Andrew S Ball
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Natural and anthropogenic lead in sediments of the Rotorua lakes, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2010 Global atmospheric sources of lead have increased more than 100-fold over the past century as a result of deforestation, coal combustion, ore smelting and leaded petroleum. Lead compounds generally accumulate in depositional areas across the globe where,
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Economic and Organizational Issues in Alaska Water Quality Management [PDF]
, 1971 The work upon which this report (Proj. A-029-ALAS) is based was supported by funds provided by the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Water Resources Research, as authorized under the Water Resources Act of ...
Erickson, Gregg K., Tussing, Arlon R.
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Minding The Climate Gap: What's at Stake if California's Climate Law isn't Done Right and Right Away [PDF]
, 2010 Minding the Climate Gap: What's at Stake if California's Climate Law isn't Done Right and Right Away details how incentivizing the reduction of greenhouse gases -- which cause climate change -- from facilities operating in the most polluted neighborhoods
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Risk of asthmatic episodes in children exposed to sulfur dioxide stack emissions from a refinery point source in Montreal, Canada. [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND: Little is known about the respiratory effects of short-term exposures to petroleum refinery emissions in young children. This study is an extension of an ecologic study that found an increased rate of hospitalizations for respiratory ...
Armstrong, Ben +6 more
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Frontiers in MicrobiologyIntroductionTop-down microbial enrichment is a reliable approach for understanding and designing microbiomes for crude oil remediation. Environmental variables serve as valuable determinants for selecting desired microbiomes with superior performance ...
Huijun Wu +9 more
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An electrochemical adsorption method for the reuse of waste water-based drilling fluids
Natural Gas Industry B, 2018 The harmful solids and nano-particles with particle size smaller than or equal to 10 μm can be hardly removed by means of the existing solid–liquid separation.
Shuixiang Xie +7 more
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Guidelines and Methods for Conducting Porperty Transfer Site Histories [PDF]
, 1990 HWRIC Project 90-077NTIS PB91 ...
Colten, Craig E., Mulville-Friel, Diane
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Commercializing Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technologies: The Government's Role [PDF]
, 2002 Alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies can reduce air pollution and protect public health, while also improving national security by reducing U.S. dependency on petroleum.
Aaron Windecker
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