Estimation of hydrocarbon biodegradation rates in marine environments: A critical review of the Q10 approach

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 89, Issue , 2013, Pages 83-90

  Bagi, Andrea ^a   Pampanin, Daniela M ^b   Brakstad, Odd Gunnar ^c   Kommedal, Roald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^c SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Crude oil; Environmental risk assessment; OSCAR model; Q10 value; Temperature compensation

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION RATE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ENZYMATIC REACTION; EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTIONS; GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS; HYDROCARBON BIODEGRADATION; Q10 VALUE; TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION;

CRUDE OIL; GAS INDUSTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; OIL SPILLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

BIODEGRADATION;

PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HYDROCARBON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENZYME MECHANISM; GOVERNMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; OIL SPILL; PREDICTION; Q10 VALUE; TEMPERATURE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BOD; CRUDE OIL; EIF; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; HC; HYDROCARBON; INTERNATIONAL TANKER OWNERS POLLUTION FEDERATION; ITOPF; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; NRC; OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY AND RESPONSE; OSCAR; OSCAR MODEL; Q(10) VALUE; TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION;

ARCTIC REGIONS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HYDROCARBONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PETROLEUM; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84880612662     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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