Biodegradability and crude oil composition

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Microbiology
• Main Authors: Westlake, D. W. S., Jobson, A., Phillippe, R., Cook, F. D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1974
• Subjects: Atkinson; Norman Wells; Atkinson Point; Prudhoe Bay
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/m74-141; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/m74-141

Four crude oils (Prudhoe Bay, Norman Wells, Atkinson Point, and Lost Horse Hill) of different chemical composition were tested as to their biodegradability under mesophilic and psychrophilic conditions. Changes in bacterial numbers and chemical composition of the oils were monitored using a plate co...