Effects of dispersed and adsorbed crude oil on microalgal and bacterial communities of cold seawater

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 229-251

  Siron, R ^a   Pelletier, E ^a   Roy, S ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Bacterial communities; Crude oil; Dispersal; Microalgal communities

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM; SEA WATER;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CANADA; COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA; CRUDE OIL; GROWTH; MICROALGAE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECTS;

EID: 0029663195     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00118994     Document Type: Article

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