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Main Title Fungi and Hydrocarbons in the Marine Environment.
Author Ahearn, D. G. ; Crow, S. A. ;
CORP Author Georgia State Univ., Atlanta.;Environmental Research Lab., Gulf Breeze, FL.
Year Published 1985
Report Number EPA/600/D-85/222;
Stock Number PB86-109964
Additional Subjects Fungi ; Hydrocarbons ; Runoff ; Oceans ; Dispensing ; Deterioration ; Marine microorganisms ; Bacteria ;
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NTIS  PB86-109964 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Hydrocarbons from various sources--anthropogenic pollution, marine seeps, marine algae, atmospheric fallout and terrestrial runoff--enter the ocean daily. These complex hydrocarbon mixtures are dispersed and degraded by abiotic and biogenic processes. Most commonly, bacteria are considered the primary degraders, with algae and fungi having minor roles. Although implied in a number of cases, the degradation of complex hydrocarbon mixtures by a successional microflora containing temporally isolated populations of bacteria and fungi, has been inadequately studied.