Controlled marine ecosystems in the investigation of oil biodegradation at sea.
In the marine environment, petroleum is subject to the action of physico-chemical weathering and microbial biodegradation. Experimental controlled ecosystems have provided essential information about the fate of petroleum at sea.
Bertrand
J C
JC
Centre d'Océanologie de Marseille, CNRS UA 41, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, Marseille, France.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004463:Ecology; D004780:Environment, Controlled; D010578:Petroleum; D014481:United States; D014871:Water Microbiology
D010578:Petroleum