The Variable Influence of Dispersant on Degradation of Oil Hydrocarbons in Subarctic Deep-Sea Sediments at Low Temperatures (0-5°C)

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Ferguson, Robert M W, Gontikaki, Evangelia, Anderson, James A, Witte, Ursula
• Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS), University of Aberdeen.Engineering, University of Aberdeen.Environment and Food Security, University of Aberdeen.Energy, University of Aberdeen.Centre for Energy Transition, University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen.The North
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: SDG 14 - Life Below Water; ecosystem services; marine biology; microbial ecology; water microbiology; QH301 Biology; Natural Environment Research Council (NERC); NE/L00819X/1; QH301; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2164/8698; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02475-9

We would like to thank the cruise chief scientist Dr George Slesser, the FRV Scotia crew, Marine Scotland scientific staff, and Ships Captain Iain Campbell who assisted in sampling. We would also like to thank University of Aberdeen students Raymond Awortu and Christina Nicolova who assisted in set-up and sampling of the microcosms, and DNA extractions, respectively and to Dr A.J. McCue for assistance in optimising the conditions employed in GC analysis. The CGEBM (Centre for Genome Enabled Biology and Medicine, University of Aberdeen) is acknowledged for their sequencing services and help in sample preparation for sequencing. This research was funded by the NERC award NE/L00819X/1. E.G. was funded by the MASTS pooling initiative (The Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland), and their support is gratefully acknowledged. MASTS is funded by the Scottish Funding Council (grant reference HR09011) and contributing institutions. Peer reviewed