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Reference Number AE0810
Title Bioremediation treatment of oil spills: optimisation of nutrient addition and the effects on ecological communities
Status Completed
Energy Categories Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Other oil and gas) 100%;
Research Types Applied Research and Development 100%
Science and Technology Fields BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (Biological Sciences) 25%;
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences) 75%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions) 75%;
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation) 25%;
Principal Investigator Project Contact
No email address given
AEA Technology
Award Type Standard
Funding Source DEFRA
Start Date 01 April 1999
End Date 28 February 2002
Duration 35 months
Total Grant Value £136,002
Industrial Sectors No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
Region London
Programme DEFRA Hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation
 
Investigators Principal Investigator Project Contact , AEA Technology (100.000%)
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Abstract Summary Objectives:- Develop operational guidance for the use of bioremediation techniques on intertidal areas that have been experimentally contaminated with oil and assess the recovery rates of shoreline ecosystems as part of an oil spill clean-up strategy. Key Customer Purpose:- Enable DEFRA to base FEPA approvals for the use of bioremediation techniques at oil spills on sound scientific evidence.
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