Effect of Petroleum Hydrocarbons on Microbial Populations in an Arctic Lake

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Jordan, M.J., Hobbie, J.E., Peterson, B.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1978
• Subjects: Biodegradation; Environmental impacts; Heterotrophic bacteria; Hydrocarbons; Oil spills on lakes; Crude oil; Sugars; Oil Lake; Alaska; Arctic; Arctic Lake; Prudhoe Bay
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65703

A sea-curtain enclosed section of a lake 240 km south of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska was exposed to Prudhoe crude oil in July 1976. One year following exposure to the oil, no significant differences were detected between the waters or sediments of the oiled versus control area in rates of turnover of glucos...