Petroleum Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Petroleum, including details on crude oil, extraction, chemistry, pollution.

Volume 4 (2008), Issue 1 (January)

1. High-performance liquid chromatography fractionation using a silver-modified column followed by two-dimensional comprehensive gas chromatography for detailed group-type characterization of oils and oil pollutions.
   J Chromatogr A, 1179(1): 33-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Isolation of Gram-positive n-alkane degraders from a hydrocarbon-contaminated Mediterranean shoreline.
   J Appl Microbiol, 104(1): 251-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Biodegradation of petroleum compounds in soil by a solid-phase circulating bioreactor with poultry manure amendments.
   J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng, 43(2): 125-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Assessment of metal contamination using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) during remediation of a waste disposal site in Antarctica.
   J Environ Monit, 10(1): 60-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Development of a species-specific isotope dilution GC-ICP-MS method for the determination of thiophene derivates in petroleum products.
   Anal Bioanal Chem, 390(2): 643-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Genetic contributions to agricultural sustainability.
   Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 363(1491): 591-609. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Structural and physicochemical characterization of crude biosurfactant produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa SP4 isolated from petroleum-contaminated soil.
   Bioresour Technol, 99(6): 1589-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Greenhouse and field assessment of phytoremediation for petroleum contaminants in a riparian zone.
   Bioresour Technol, 99(6): 1961-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Processing and properties of gluten/zein composite.
   Bioresour Technol, 99(6): 2032-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS DIFFERENTIALLY AFFECT FRESHWATER BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES.
    Environ Toxicol Chem. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Crude-oil biodegradation via methanogenesis in subsurface petroleum reservoirs.
    Nature, 451(7175): 176-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Contact allergy to 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole and phenyl-alpha-naphtylamine, allergens in industrial greases and lubricant oils--contact allergy to water-insoluble greases is uncommon but needs to be considered in some workers.
    Contact Dermatitis, 58(2): 93-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Measurement of particulate phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) around a petroleum refinery.
    Environ Monit Assess, 137(1): 387-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Multivariate near infrared spectroscopy models for predicting the methyl esters content in biodiesel.
    Anal Chim Acta, 607(2): 153-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Increased risk of acute myelogenous leukemia and multiple myeloma in a historical cohort of upstream petroleum workers exposed to crude oil.
    Cancer Causes Control, 19(1): 13-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Application of in situ biosparging to remediate a petroleum-hydrocarbon spill site: field and microbial evaluation.
    Chemosphere, 70(8): 1492-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Etiology of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip : Carl E. Badgley MD (1893-1973) The 11th President of the AAOS 1942.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 466(1): 90-103. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Net energy of cellulosic ethanol from switchgrass.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 105(2): 464-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Chronic Oral Exposure to Bunker C Fuel Oil Causes Adrenal Insufficiency in Ranch Mink (Mustela vison).
    Arch Environ Contam Toxicol, 54(2): 337-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Chromosome aberration and micronucleus frequencies in Allium cepa cells exposed to petroleum polluted water--a case study.
    Mutat Res, 650(1): 80-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Diamonds are a Chemist's Best Friend: Diamondoid Chemistry Beyond Adamantane.
    Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 47(6): 1022-1036. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Evaluation of algal phytodegradation of petroleum naphthenic acids.
    J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng, 43(3): 227-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Anaerobic degradation of benzene by a marine sulfate-reducing enrichment culture, and cell hybridization of the dominant phylotype.
    Environ Microbiol, 10(1): 10-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Acrolein: Sources, metabolism, and biomolecular interactions relevant to human health and disease.
    Mol Nutr Food Res, 52(1): 7-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Enumeration of aromatic oxygenase genes to evaluate monitored natural attenuation at gasoline-contaminated sites.
    Water Res, 42(3): 723-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Association of the NQO1, MPO, and XRCC1 polymorphisms and chromosome damage among workers at a petroleum refinery.
    J Toxicol Environ Health A, 71(5): 333-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Association of brain cancer with residential exposure to petrochemical air pollution in Taiwan.
    J Toxicol Environ Health A, 71(5): 310-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Modulation of GABAA Receptors by Valerian Extracts is Related to the Content of Valerenic Acid.
    Planta Med, 74(1): 19-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Wound healing activity and docking of glycogen-synthase-kinase-3-beta-protein with isolated triterpenoid lupeol in rats.
    Phytomedicine. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Crystal structure of long-chain alkane monooxygenase (LadA) in complex with coenzyme FMN: unveiling the long-chain alkane hydroxylase.
    J Mol Biol, 376(2): 453-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Measurement of total acid number (TAN) and TAN boiling point distribution in petroleum products by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.
    Anal Chem, 80(3): 849-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Comparison of receptor models for source apportionment of volatile organic compounds in Beijing, China.
    Environ Pollut. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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