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Field observations on the variability of crude oil impact on indigenous hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria from sub-Antarctic intertidal sediments
Delille, Daniel; Delille, Bruno
2000In Marine Environmental Research, 49 (5), p. 403-417
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Abstract :
[en] Oil pollution of the oceans has been a problem ever since man began to use fossil fuels. Biodegradation by naturally occurring populations of micro-organisms is a major mechanism for the removal of petroleum from the environment. To examine the effects of crude oil pollution on intertidal bacteria, we repeated the same contamination experiments on nine different sub-Antarctic intertidal beaches using specifically built enclosures (PVC pipe, 15 cm in inner diameter and 30 cm in height). Despite the pristine environmental conditions, significant numbers of indigenous hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria were observed in all the studied beaches. Introduction of oil into these previously oil-free environments resulted in several orders of magnitude of increase in hydrocarbon-degrading micro-organisms within a few days in some of the studied sites but has no obvious effects on two others. The physical environment of the bacterial assemblage seems to play a major role in the biodegradation capacities. After 3 months of contamination, both remaining oil concentrations and biodegradation indexes differ strongly between the different stations. Thus, chemical and biological parameters reveal a strong heterogeneity of biodegradation capacities between the different sites. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Disciplines :
Biotechnology
Author, co-author :
Delille, Daniel
Delille, Bruno  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Océanographie chimique
Language :
English
Title :
Field observations on the variability of crude oil impact on indigenous hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria from sub-Antarctic intertidal sediments
Publication date :
2000
Journal title :
Marine Environmental Research
ISSN :
0141-1136
Publisher :
Elsevier, Kidlington, United Kingdom
Volume :
49
Issue :
5
Pages :
403-417
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
MICROBIOKER - BELCANTO
Funders :
IPEV - Institut Polaire Français Paul Émile Victor [FR]
BELSPO - Service Public Fédéral de Programmation Politique scientifique [BE]
Commentary :
Copyright © 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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