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Hydrocarbons and their microbial degradation in the Firth of Forth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

L. C. Massie ,
A. D. McIntosh ,
J. M. Davies  and
P. R. Mackie
L. C. Massie
Affiliation:
DAFS Marine Laboratory, P.O. Box 101, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB9 8DB, Scotland, U.K.
A. D. McIntosh
Affiliation:
DAFS Marine Laboratory, P.O. Box 101, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB9 8DB, Scotland, U.K.
J. M. Davies
Affiliation:
DAFS Marine Laboratory, P.O. Box 101, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB9 8DB, Scotland, U.K.
P. R. Mackie
Affiliation:
MAFF Torry Research Station, Torry, Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 93 , Issue 3-4: The Natural Environment of the Estuary and Firth of Forth , 1987 , pp. 566 - 567
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1987

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