Skip to main content
Journal cover image

Degradation of crude oil by indigenous microorganisms supplemented with nutrients.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Xia, WX; Zheng, XL; Li, JC; Song, ZW; Zhou, L; Sun, HF
Published in: Journal of environmental sciences (China)
2005

Different kinds of mineral nutrients(NO3-N, NH4-N and PO4-P) were applied in the simulated oil-polluted seawater for enhancing oil biodegradation in the N/P ratio 10:1 and 20:1. Although indigenous microorganisms have the ability to degrade oil, adding nutrients accelerated biodegradation rates significantly. For the group amended with NO3-N and PO4-P in the ratio 10:1, the reaction rate coefficient was 4 times higher than the natural biodegradation. Chemical and microbiological analysis showed that the optimal N/P ratio in the system is 10:1, and microorganisms tend to utilize nitrate rather than ammonium as N source.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Journal of environmental sciences (China)

ISSN

1001-0742

Publication Date

2005

Volume

17

Issue

4

Start / End Page

659 / 661

Location

netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Environmental Sciences
  • 05 Environmental Sciences
  • 04 Earth Sciences
  • 03 Chemical Sciences
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Xia, W. X., Zheng, X. L., Li, J. C., Song, Z. W., Zhou, L., & Sun, H. F. (2005). Degradation of crude oil by indigenous microorganisms supplemented with nutrients. Journal of Environmental Sciences (China), 17(4), 659–661.
Xia, W. X., X. L. Zheng, J. C. Li, Z. W. Song, L. Zhou, and H. F. Sun. “Degradation of crude oil by indigenous microorganisms supplemented with nutrients.Journal of Environmental Sciences (China) 17, no. 4 (2005): 659–61.
Xia WX, Zheng XL, Li JC, Song ZW, Zhou L, Sun HF. Degradation of crude oil by indigenous microorganisms supplemented with nutrients. Journal of environmental sciences (China). 2005;17(4):659–61.
Xia, W. X., et al. “Degradation of crude oil by indigenous microorganisms supplemented with nutrients.Journal of Environmental Sciences (China), vol. 17, no. 4, 2005, pp. 659–61.
Xia WX, Zheng XL, Li JC, Song ZW, Zhou L, Sun HF. Degradation of crude oil by indigenous microorganisms supplemented with nutrients. Journal of environmental sciences (China). 2005;17(4):659–661.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of environmental sciences (China)

ISSN

1001-0742

Publication Date

2005

Volume

17

Issue

4

Start / End Page

659 / 661

Location

netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Environmental Sciences
  • 05 Environmental Sciences
  • 04 Earth Sciences
  • 03 Chemical Sciences