Bioremediation Methods for Oil Spills Contents I. Introduction II. History of Bioremediation 1. ‘Courtship’ Period (Pre-1989) 2. ‘Honeymoon’ Period (1989-1991) 3. ‘Establishment’ Period (since 1992) III. The Biological and Chemical Processes of Bioremediation 1. Biodegradation a. Biological Process b. Degrading Species c. Chemical Process d. Need for Bioremediation 2. Bioremediation a. Seeding with Microbial Cultures b. Environmental Modification
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BP is a multi-national oil company based out of London‚ England. Truly an "oil supermajor‚" BP has more than 115‚000 (2006) employees with operations in more than one-hundred countries throughout the world. BP has a corporate slogan that says "beyond petroleum" and such has been the corporation’s nature since it adopted the slogan in 2000. They are driven not to simply provide petroleum at a reasonable price‚ but to go beyond that‚ researching new forms of energy and providing to customers beyond
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This case study is based on an ethical dilemma due to a 2011 oil spill. Enbridge had an oil spill near Wrigley. Although the company has taken responsibility for the spill‚ the members of the community are uneducated people who live off the land. The members of the community do not understand the technical jargon buried in the 600 pages of documents the company has presented them with. To try and fix things they offered the community members $5‚000 to get a consultant. 1. The facts. Gather
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political chemistry of oil spills and why this is an incredibly important‚ long‚ oily‚ hot summer‚ and why we need to keep ourselves from getting distracted. But before I talk about the political chemistry‚ I actually need to talk about the chemistry of oil. This is a photograph from when I visited Prudhoe Bay in Alaska in 2002 to watch the Minerals Management Service testing their ability to burn oil spills in ice. And what you see here is‚ you see a little bit of crude oil‚ you see some ice cubes
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill ABSTRACT In March of 1989‚ the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound‚ Alaska. An eighteen foot wide hole was ripped into the hull‚ and 10.9 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the ocean. In the following weeks‚ many things transpired. This paper will discuss the cleanup‚ the damage‚ and the results of the biggest oil spill in United States history. On March 24‚ 1989‚ in Prince William Sound Alaska‚ the Exxon Valdez was moving
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humans consume and produce energy. In the 1990s‚ it was estimated that‚ “the annual global input of petroleum would be between 1.7 and 8.8 million metric tons‚ the majority of which is derived from anthropogenic sources.” Meaning the estimated amount of oil that would be used every year to meet the energy demand.(Leahy and Colwell 1990) Since this prediction‚ the amount actually used each year has grown considerably. Due to this increased use‚ there have been an equal amount of environmental response from
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THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES IN INDIA By Mrs.ShilpaJain Faculty Members ICFAI National College Yamuna Nagar- Haryana INTRODUCTION: Corporate governance is defined as the system by which business entities are monitored‚ managed and controlled. Corporate governance practices have become an essential prerequisite for the ability to acquire and retain financial resources
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their domestic consumptions of oil have led to increased prices of gasoline whereby alternative forms of energy production are sought. With this in mind‚ offshore drilling can be a viable option for satiating the need of oil and also to boost the economy of the nation. In this report‚ I am going to discuss how the current Deepwater Horizon rig explosion has led to disastrous oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico causing environmental problems and also discuss how the oil spill if resolved and with safe and
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Alexa Resnick What does the safety legislation implemented after the Exxon Valdez oil spill say about the government’s changing role in protecting against environmental hazards and how have the laws since then become stricter? One of the biggest take-aways from the Exxon Valdez oil spill was that prevention techniques and response capability were not effective enough. The large-scale shipment of oil on supertankers during the 1960s made a serious accident almost unavoidable. During the 1980s‚ safety
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WHAT IS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE? Nowadays people in the business world are talking about good corporate governance. Companies with good corporate governance are perceived by the public as a company that been handled properly by its management. Few companies had been names as among the worst in corporate governance like Enron‚ World.com and Barings. But what is exactly corporate governance? The term ‘corporate governance’ is coming from two words. The adjective ‘corporate’ comes from the noun
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