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Biodegradation of Aliphatic and Aromatic Fractions of Heavy Crude Oil-Contaminated Soil: A Pilot Study
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ABSTRACT
Crude oil is one of the major contaminants of soil and water. Biodegradation is a good option for reducing oil contamination in soil. Soil fertilizers can help the microorganisms biodegrade oil with higher efficiency. In this study, the effect of chemical fertilizers and animal manure on crude oil reduction was compared and the reduction of the aliphatic and aromatic fractions was studied during 8 months. The higher reduction of crude oil (54%) was observed in tests containing...
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; Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 23 -- Consumers will soon feel the ... price trends are pointing higher. All the news now is bullish, said Neal McAtee, an energy ... beginning Monday. Six months ago, that news would have been bearish; crude oil prices ...
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Energy analysts not alarmed by rise in crude oil prices
Jerusalem Post
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Recent disconnects in the crude oil price and inventory relationship.(Research Notes)
International Advances in Economic Research
; Prior to 2004, crude oil price was predictable by using relative inventories and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries'(OPEC) excess production capacity [ A Forecasting Model for Monthly Crude Oil Spot Price, International Journal of Forecasting, vol. 21, no. 3, 2005; Short-Run
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SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico
; In early May, the state-run oil company PEMEX announced that crude oil production for January-March reached 2.85 million barrels per day, a record for that quarter. The report also noted that output in January-March was 6.4% higher than during the same period in 1995. In a press conference
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Crude oil tops $100 a barrel
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