Oil-mineral fine interactions facilitate oil biodegradation in seawater

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 811-824

  Weise, A M ^a   Nalewajko, C ^a   Lee, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biodegradation; Clay oil flocculation; Micro aggregates; Oil spills

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BOTTLES; HYDROCARBONS; MARINE POLLUTION; MINERALS; OIL SPILLS; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM REFINING;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; COASTAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION; MICROAGGREGATES; MINERAL PARTICLES; OIL BIODEGRADATION; WEATHERED CRUDE OIL;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

ALKANE; HYDROCARBON; MINERAL; PETROLEUM; SEA WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; COASTAL ZONE; OIL SPILL; SEAWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; FLOCCULATION; LABORATORY; OIL SPILL; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE;

EID: 0032823073     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332008616877     Document Type: Article

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