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Treatment of Hydrocarbons by Microorganisms in Petroleum Refining

Tina Parks

Due to the toxicity and fire resistance of aromatic components in the absence of oxygen, petroleum pollution of soils and sediments is a global concern. Floating oxygen can injected into the anaerobic region of a contaminated environment to promote ineffective and expensive biodegradation Alternatives include more soluble electron acceptors like nitrates and sulfates, but these are incompletely decomposed hydrocarbons that oxidize slowly.