Effects of Three Types of Oil Dispersants on Biodegradation of Dispersed Crude Oil in Water Surrounding Two Persian Gulf Provinces

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="981365.fig.001a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jeph/volume-2012/981365/figures/981365.fig.001a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>A: Pars 1 dispersant; B: Pars 2 dispersant; C: Gamlen dispersant; D: Pars 1 dispersant + crude oil; E: Pars 2 dispersant + crude oil; F: Gamlen dispersant + crude oil.</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="981365.fig.001b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jeph/volume-2012/981365/figures/981365.fig.001b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>A: Pars 1 dispersant; B: Pars 2 dispersant; C: Gamlen dispersant; D: Crude oil; E: Pars 1 dispersant + crude oil; F: Pars 2 dispersant + crude oil; G: Gamlen dispersant + crude oil.</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Abundance of microorganism’s growth at the side of wells containing organic components: (a) Siri province; (b) Bahregan province.</table>

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Figure 1: Effects of Three Types of Oil Dispersants on Biodegradation of Dispersed Crude Oil in Water Surrounding Two Persian Gulf Provinces 