Stimulating the biodegradation of crude oil with biodiesel preliminary results

Spill Science and Technology Bulletin

Volumn 5, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 353-355

  Mudge, Stephen M ^a   Pereira, Gloria ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biodiesel; Crude oil; Sand; Vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIODIESEL; METAL SULFIDE; PETROLEUM; PRECIPITATION; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; OIL SPILL RESPONSE; VEGETABLE OIL;

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; OIL SPILL RESPONSE; VEGETABLE OIL;

EID: 0033499598     PISSN: 13532561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-2561(99)00075-4     Document Type: Article

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