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Main Title Oil Spill Clean Up.
Author Claxton, L. D. ; Houk, V. S. ; Williams, R. ; Kremer, F. ;
CORP Author Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Publisher c1991
Year Published 1991
Report Number EPA/600/J-91/243;
Stock Number PB92-110469
Additional Subjects Toxicity ; Public health ; Oil pollution ; Biodeterioration ; Waste treatment ; Salmonella ; Mutagens ; Assay ; Beaches ; Sampling ; Ecology ; Oil spills
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NTIS  PB92-110469 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract Due to the consideration of bioremediation for oil spills, it is important to understand the ecological and human health implications of bioremediation efforts. During biodegradation, the toxicity of the polluting material may actually increase upon the conversion of non-toxic constituents to toxic species. Also, toxic compounds refractory to biological degradation may compromise the effectiveness of the treatment technique. In the study, the Salmonella mutagenicity assay showed that both the Prudhoe Bay crude oil and its weathered counterpart collected from oil-impacted water were weakly mutagenic. Results also showed that the mutagenic components were depleted at a faster rate than the overall content of organic material.
Supplementary Notes Pub. in Nature, v353 p24-25 Sep 91.
NTIS Title Notes Journal article.
Category Codes 68D; 57Y; 57U
NTIS Prices PC A01/MF A01
Primary Description 600/10
Document Type NT
Cataloging Source NTIS/MT
Control Number 133921318
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