International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings · 1995 · 30 citations · 20 references
EngineeringInorganic FertilizersBiodegradationOrganic GeochemistryEnvironmental ChemistryBioremediationMarine PollutionMicrobial EcologySoil MicrobiologyEnvironmental MicrobiologySoil BioremediationBiogeochemistrySoil ContaminationSedimentologyWaste ManagementMicrobial GrowthEnvironmental EngineeringEnvironmental RemediationOrganic FertilizerMicrobiologyEnvironmental ToxicologyMedicineMicrobiological Degradation
ABSTRACT The effects of inorganic (ammonium nitrate and triple superphosphate) and organic (fish bone-meal) fertilizers on the biodegradation rates of Venture condensate within a sand-beach environment were assessed over 333 days. Field results showed that the organic fertilizer stimulated microbial growth and metabolic activity to the greatest extent. However, based on chemical analysis of residual oil concentrations and composition, the application of inorganic fertilizers was the superior bioremediation strategy. This paradox between microbiological and chemical results was attributed to the selective growth of different bacterial populations, the preferential use of components within the organic fertilizer over oil by the indigenous microflora, and the production of toxic metabolic by-products from the degradation of the organic fertilizer.
20
Oil in the sea: Inputs, fates, and effects
R.A.A. Blackman · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 1986 · 586 citations
Petroleum bioremediation ? a multiphase problem
Eugene Rosenberg, Rachel Legmann, Ariel Kushmaro et al. · Biodegradation · 1992 · 144 citations
Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Petroleum Chemistry +6