MICROBIAL PETROLEUM DEGRADATION: USE OF MIXED HYDROCARBON SUBSTRATES

Methods of examining hydrocarbons to estimate the microbial degradation of petroleum are compared. Gas-liquid chromatography with a mixed hydrocarbon substrate has been shown to be useful in evaluating microbial potential for degradation of a number of hydrocarbons.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This report was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research and was published in "Applied Microbiology", June 1974, Vol. 27 No. 6, pp 1053-1060.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Maryland, College Park

  Department of Microbiology
  College Park, MD  United States  20742
• Authors:
  • Walker, J D
  • Colwell, R R
• Publication Date: 1975-1-24

Media Info

• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biodeterioration; Energy consumption; Gas chromatography; Water quality management
• Old TRIS Terms: Hydrocarbon utilization
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00084445
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: University of Maryland, College Park
• Report/Paper Numbers: Tech. Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: N00014-67A-0239-0027
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 1975 12:00AM