The phrase "able to separate the effects of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the ability to distinguish or differentiate between various influences or outcomes in a particular context, such as research or analysis.
Example: "In this study, we aim to determine whether we are able to separate the effects of environmental factors from genetic predispositions."
Alternatives: "capable of distinguishing the impacts of" or "able to differentiate the influences of".
By using these beverages we were able to separate the effects of UA, wine polyphenols and ethanol.
By varying soil horizon placement we were able to separate the effects of infill from the effects of environmental disturbance on charcoal density and porosity.
To be able to separate the effects of droplet break-up and coalescence with respect to particle size, blends containing only 1 wt.% dispersed phase were investigated over a viscosity ratio range from 0.05 to 20.
By pairing farms with similar landscape features but different farming systems, we were able to separate the effects of farming practice and landscape features on the influence of natural enemies on R. padi abundance.
PC3 is able to separate the effects of the Cd from the Zn and Zn/Cd treatments (Fig. 6e,f).
Many studies have measured the interactions among pollinator behavior, floral-display size, and plant reproductive success, but few studies have been able to separate the effects of pollinator behavior and post-pollination processes on angiosperm sexual reproduction.
We were able to separate the effect of DNIC on the peak pain and on TS.
Therefore, it is important to be able to separate the effect of phosphorylation on nuclear localization of Maf1 from that of execution of Pol III repression.
However, in that case the S statistics would not be able to separate the effect of size from those of other sources of differentiation between matrices.
18 Other previous studies of association between alcohol intake and semen quality have shown contradictory results, 6 7 9–15 17 but have been conducted in small selected population and not been able to address dose response associations and none have been able to separate the effect of recent versus habitual intake.
