| Main Title |
Bioremediation as a Technology: Experiences with the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. |
| Author |
Pritchard, P. H. ;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Research Lab., Gulf Breeze, FL. |
| Publisher |
c1991 |
| Year Published |
1991 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-92/390; |
| Stock Number |
PB93-121226 |
| Additional Subjects |
Biological treatment ;
Remedial action ;
Oil pollution ;
Land pollution control ;
Beaches ;
Graphs(Charts) ;
Biodeterioration ;
Prince William Sound ;
Environmental transport ;
Fertilizers ;
Water pollution control ;
Nutrients ;
Nitrogen ;
Phosphorous ;
Oil spills ;
Microbial degradation ;
Alaska ;
Reprints ;
Exxon Valdez ;
Cleanup operations
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| Holdings |
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| NTIS |
PB93-121226 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
18p |
| Abstract |
The results from the oil spill bioremediation project have demonstrated convincingly that fertilizers can be applied to oiled beaches to overcome nutrient limitations, thereby enhancing biodegradation of the oil. In Prince William Sound, the natural biodegradation rate of oil on the beaches was found to be quite high, primarily because of small concentrations of ammonia and phosphate in seawater that are introduced into the beach material with each tide. However, the addition of fertilizers was capable of increasing this biodegradation as much as two to three fold above background activity. In addition, the extent of enhanced degradation was such that beaches became visually cleaner and aesthetically improved. (Copyright (c) 1991 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.) |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Jnl. of Hazardous Materials, v28 p115-130 1991. See also PB91-213819. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Bioremediation as a Technology: Experiences with the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. |
| Category Codes |
68; 68D; 57K; 97R; 97K |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/04 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
235324742 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
