| Title: |
Degradation of a Mixture of Hydrocarbons, Gasoline, and Diesel Oil Additives by Rhodococcus aetherivorans and Rhodococcus wratislaviensis
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> journal article
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| Country: |
France
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| Year: |
2010 |
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75(24): 7774-7782.
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| Author 1/Producer: |
Marc Auffret
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| Other Authors/Producers: |
Diane Labbé, Gérald Thouand, Charles W. Greer, and Françoise Fayolle-Guichard
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| Author / Producer Type: |
University research group / research institute
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Contaminants-->BTEX
Contaminated land-->Contaminants-->MTBE
Contaminated land-->Contaminants-->Others
Contaminated land-->Soil and groundwater processes-->Microbiology
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Hydrocarbons
Groundwater protection-->Groundwater processes-->Microbiology
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| Short description: |
Fuel spillages and leaks from petroleum storage facilities can lead to serious pollution of soils and underground water. In a recent study, two strains of Rhodococcus bacteria were found to be effective at degrading a number of petroleum hydrocarbons and thus helping clean up contaminated sites.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 14/02/2010
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