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Prokaryotes and Environmental Bioremediation
Bioremediation in the Exxon Valdez oil spill
(a) Cleaning up oil after the Valdez spill in Alaska, workers hosed oil from beaches and then used a floating boom to corral the oil, which was finally skimmed from the water surface. Some species of bacteria are able to solubilize and degrade the oil. (b) One of the most catastrophic consequences of oil spills is the damage to fauna.
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"OpenStax College, Beneficial Prokaryotes. October 16, 2013."
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