Degradation and mineralization of petrol
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Ronald M. Atlas; Richard Bartha
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Article
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1972
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Biodegradation and mineralization of petroleum, added at 1% (v/v) to freshly collected sea water, were measured using gas-liquid chromatographic, residual weight, and COz-evolution techniques. Only 3% of the added petroleum was biodegraded and 1% was mineralized in unamended sea water after 18 days