Microbial Response to the MC-252 Oil and Corexit 9500 in the Gulf of Mexico
The Deepwater Horizon spill released over 4.1 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. In an effort to mitigate large oil slicks, the dispersant Corexit 9500 was sprayed onto surface slicks and injected directly at the wellhead at water depth of 1,500 m. Several research groups were inv...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3468841/ |