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- Title
Oil Pollution of Marine Algae.
- Authors
Binark, N.; Güven, K. C.; Gezgin, T.; Ünlü, S.
- Abstract
The article discusses the oil pollution of marine algae. Petroleum hydrocarbons are important pollutants of sea and marine organisms. The origin of hydrocarbons are either biogenic (endogenic) which are synthetised by marine organisms or exogenic due to oil pollution accumulated by marine organisms. The hydrocarbons found in algae were biogenic or exogenic. Some characteristics used to distinguish the origin of hydrocarbons in the marine ecosystem were the ratios of pristane (Pr)/phytane (Ph), C 17/Pr, C 18/Ph and CPI (Carbon Preferences Index) values and also the existence of alkenes and aromatic compounds.
- Subjects
MARINE algae; AQUATIC resources; POLLUTANTS; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL remediation; OIL pollution of water
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2000, Vol 64, Issue 6, p866
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s001280000083