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Ongoing biodegradation of Deepwater Horizon oil in beach sands: Insights from tracing petroleum carbon into microbial biomass
Description: Heavily weathered petroleum residues from the Deepwater Horizon (DwH) disaster continue to be found on beaches along the Gulf of Mexico as oiled-sand patties. Here, the authors of this journal article demonstrate the ongoing biodegradation of weathered Macondo Well (MW) oil residues by tracing oil-derived carbon into active microbial biomass using natural abundance radiocarbon (14C). [Source: Marine Pollution Bulletin]
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X17309050
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Source: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Publish Date: 1/1/2018
Reading Level: Expert
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