Trials of bioremediation on a beach affected by the heavy oil spill of the Prestige

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1523-1531

  Fernandez Alvarez P ^a   Vila, J ^b   Garrido Fernandez J M ^a   Grifoll, M ^b   Lema, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Bioremediation; Fuel oil; Partial oxidation; Prestige oil spill

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; PARTIAL OXIDATION; SUNFLOWER;

BEACHES; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; FUEL OILS; OIL SPILLS; OXIDATION;

MARINE POLLUTION;

FUEL OIL; OXYGEN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BEACHES; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; FUEL OILS; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILLS; OXIDATION;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; HEAVY OIL; MICROORGANISM; OIL SPILL; OXIDATION; PAH; ROCK; SAND;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; GRANITE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NUTRIENT; OIL SPILL; ROCK; SAND; SEA POLLUTION; SEA SURFACE WATERS; SEASHORE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BISPHENOL A-GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FUEL OILS; METHYLMETHACRYLATES; OXYGEN; SEAWATER; SILICON DIOXIDE; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; LA CORUNA [GALICIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 33748887108     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.04.035     Document Type: Article

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