Oil-field Brines

Effects of Oil Field Brines on Biological Integrity of Two Tributaries of the Little Muskingum River, Southeastern Ohio

Two headwater tributaries of the Little Muskingum River were compared to assess possible effects of oil field brines on biological integrity of the streams. Diatom, macroinvertebrate, and fish communities were analyzed during the summer, 1990, for possible changes in community-structure caused by brines. Dissolved chemicals associated with brines and natural surface waters were quantified month...

Salts and Brines

15.2 Nomenclature Comments .......................................... 403 15.2.1 Aphanothece halophytica ............................................. 403 15.2.2 Dactylococcopsis salina ............................................... 403 15.2.3 Halospirulina tapeticola .............................................. 403 15.2.4 Microcoleus chthonoplastes ......................................... ...

Yeasts from commercial meat brines.

the use of propionate agar resulted in very low yeast counts in samples of plant material as compared to the populations obtained with acidified dextrose agar and synthetic agar. Acidified synthetic agar proved to be the medium of choice for the enumeration and isolation of yeasts from plant material. Counts obtained on this medium were comparable to those on acidified dextrose agar and mold gr...

New Green Oil-Field Agents

Experimental studies of Mars-analog brines

Evaporite deposits may represent significant sinks of mobile cations (e.g., those of Ca, N, Mg, and Fe) and anions (e.g., those of C, N, S, and Cl) among the materials composing the Martian surface and upper crust. Carbon and nitrogen are especially interesting because of their role as atmospheric gases which can become incorporated into crustal rocks. However, the nature of evaporite precursor...