Effect of nitrogen source on biodegradation of crude oil by a defined bacterial consortium incubated under cold, marine conditions

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 839-849

  Foght, J ^a   Semple, K ^a   Gauthier, C ^a   Westlake, D W S ^a   Blenkinsopp, S ^b   Sergy, G ^b   Wang, Z ^b   Fingas, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial consortium; Biodegradation; Crude oil; Marine; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; CRUDE OIL; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PH EFFECTS; SEAWATER;

ARTIFICIAL SEA WATERS; BACTERIAL CONSORTIUM; BACTERIAL STRAINS; MARINE; MARINE CONDITIONS; NITROGEN SUPPLEMENT; OIL BIODEGRADATION; PHOSPHATE BUFFERS;

BIODEGRADATION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM; SEA WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; CLEANUP; CRUDE OIL; MARINE POLLUTION; NITROGEN; OIL SPILL;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; COLD; CULTURE MEDIUM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PH; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0032586618     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332008616879     Document Type: Article

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