Bioremediation of marine oil spills: When and when not - The Exxon Valdez experience

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 213-221

  Atlas, Ronald ^a   Bragg, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b Creative Petroleum Solutions LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); INTERTIDAL ZONE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; OIL SPILL; SAMPLE; SEDIMENT; WEATHERING;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 70449632992     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2008.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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