Oil Eating Bacterium That Can Clean Up Pollution And Spills Flashcards

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How alcanivorax borkumenisis can be a fix for cleaning oil spills

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Makes special enzymes that can break down nearly everything in oil

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How effective is the enzyme and is it the fix to clean oil right now?

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Effective in lab tests but needs more tests outside of lab. Might not work in large amount of oil or all environments.

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