Chemical dispersant enhances microbial exopolymer (EPS) production and formation of marine oil/dispersant snow in surface waters of the subarctic northeast Atlantic

A notable feature of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the unprecedented formation of marine oil snow (MOS) that was observed in large quantities floating on the sea surface and that subsequently sedimented to the seafloor. Whilst the physical and chemical processes involved in MOS formation rem...

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Main Authors: Suja, Laura Duran, Chen, Xindi, Summers, Stephen, Paterson, David M., Gutierrez, Tony
Other Authors: Heriot-Watt University
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103767
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48037
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English