Assessment of the spatial and temporal variability of bulk hydrocarbon respiration following the deepwater horizon oil spill

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 10499-10507

  Du, Mengran ^a,b   Kessler, John D ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEPWATER; DISPERSANTS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; FIRST-ORDER; GULF OF MEXICO; RESPIRATION RATE; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TOTAL MASS;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATION; METHANE; OIL SPILLS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HYDROCARBON;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEEP WATER; DISPERSANT; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; INTERMEDIATE WATER; METHANE; OIL SPILL; PLUME; RESPIRATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WELLHEAD;

ARTICLE; GULF OF MEXICO; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PLUME;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; GULF OF MEXICO; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84867045624     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es301363k     Document Type: Article

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