Microbial degradation of crude oil in marine environments tested in a flask experiment

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2840-2848

  Aldrett, Salvador ^a   Bonner, James S ^a   Mills, Marc A ^a   Autenrieth, Robin L ^a   Stephens, Frank L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatics; Biodegradation; Microbial population; Most probable number; Saturated; Total petroleum hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; MARINE POLLUTION; MICROORGANISMS; PETROLEUM ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER (MPN); TOTAL AROMATIC PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON (TARPH); TOTAL SATURATED PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS (TSPH);

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTION CONTROL;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; TIME;

EID: 0031282239     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00131-0     Document Type: Article

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