Field evaluations of marine oil spill bioremediation

Microbiological Reviews

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 342-365

  Swannell, Richard P J ^a   Lee, Kenneth ^a   Mcdonagh, Madeleine ^b  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; OIL; SEA WATER;

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029973076     PISSN: 01460749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.60.2.342-365.1996     Document Type: Review

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