Lab tests on the biodegradation of chemically dispersed oil should consider the rapid dilution that occurs at sea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 314-318

  Lee, Kenneth ^a,b   Nedwed, Tim ^c   Prince, Roger C ^c   Palandro, David ^c  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biodegradation; Deepwater Horizon; Dispersants; Oil spill

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BIODEGRADATION RATE; DEEPWATER HORIZONS; DILUTE CONCENTRATIONS; DISPERSANTS; LABORATORY STUDIES; OIL CONCENTRATION; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

BACTERIA; DROP FORMATION; HYDROCARBONS; MICROBIOLOGY; OIL SPILLS;

BIODEGRADATION;

ALKANE; HYDROCARBON; OIL DISPERSANT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ALKANE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUDE OIL; DILUTION; DISPERSANT; HYDROCARBON; OIL SPILL; PAH; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; WATER COLUMN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DILUTION; DISPERSION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MARINE BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; OIL SPILL; SEA;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; DEEPWATER HORIZON; DISPERSANTS; OIL SPILL;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEAWATER; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84881027786     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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