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Oil Biodegradation and Bioremediation: A Tale of the Two Worst Spills in U.S. History

There have been many oil spills in the ocean, and using microbes to clean them up is something that is being developed, this is a type of bioremediation. Bioremediation is when we use living organisms(or cells) to help fix environmental problems The problem is that microbes are often slow at cleaning up the oil spills and can not be 100% effective as of today. Oil clumping together gives less surface area so they sometimes add stuff to disperse...

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Science and Technology / Agriculture and Environmental Sciences / Environment and Natural Resources

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Journal-Article
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 9, 2024
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 9, 2024
Authors:: Ronald Atlas, University of Louisville
Terry Hazen, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Submitter:: George Churchill
Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Technical Format:: Website