Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Degradation by Bacteria and Fungi
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Oil Shale One alternative source of energy is the extraction of the organic components of oil shale to yield oil and gas. shale deposits occur throughout the United States.. The release of the energy yielding organic fraction from oil shale has been brought about by retorting the oil shale at temperatures above 500° C and distillating the organic material. in the form of spent oil shale ash. A part of this oil shale ash consists of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon derivatives such as benzo[alanthracene, dibenzo[a,h]anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene and 3-methylcholanthrene. These aromatic hydrocarbons can be metabolized by mannnals and have been implicated in chemical carcinogenesis. Numerous organic rich
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