Oil Biodegradation and Bioremediation: A Tale of the Two Worst Spills in US History

被引：558
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作者：
Atlas, Ronald M. [1 ]
Hazen, Terry C. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292 USA
[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
来源：
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | 2011年 / 45卷 / 16期
关键词：
EXXON-VALDEZ OIL; PRINCE-WILLIAM-SOUND; CRUDE-OIL; PERSISTENCE; SHORELINES; SEDIMENTS; RECOVERY; RESIDUES; EXPOSURE; GULF;
D O I：
10.1021/es2013227
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
The devastating environmental impacts of the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 and its media notoriety made it a frequent comparison to the BP Deepwater Horizon spill in the popular press in 2010, even though the nature of the two spills and the environments impacted were vastly different. Fortunately, unlike higher organisms that are adversely impacted by oil spills, microorganisms are able to consume petroleum hydrocarbons. These oil degrading indigenous microorganisms played a significant role in reducing the overall environmental impact of both the Exxon Valdez and BP Deepwater Horizon oil spills.
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页码：6709 / 6715
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