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in water along the beach would eat the oil; that they would consume it completely," Boufadel said. "That did happen at many locations, but at these particular locations that we will be examining, there have been some limitations on that occurring."

Boufadel hypothesizes that the micro-organisms, which live in the water and need other nutrients to be able to consume the oil, may not be getting enough nitrogen, phosphorus or oxygen in order to do that. Or, he adds, a layer or sort of "skin" may have developed around the oil patches, making them impenetrable by the micro-organisms.

Boufadel also believes that environmental factors such as temperature could be inhibiting the micro-orgamisms. "There may be enough nutrients, but the temperature may be so low that these micro-organisms cannot grow fast enough to consume the oil that lingers on these particular beaches," he said.

As part of the Prince William Sound study, the research team will be using a numerical model developed by Boufadel to account simultaneously for all the factors causing the lack of biodegradation.

Director of the Environmental Hydrology and Hydraulics Laboratory in Temple's College of Engineering (www.temple.edu/environment), Boufadel has been funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for numerous research projects involving oil spills, including the development of new testing guidelines that determine the how effective dispersants are in fighting oil spills in certain sea environments. A native of Lebanon, he was asked last summer by the Lebanese government to consult on the largest oil spill ever in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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Contact: Preston M. Moretz
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Temple University
19-Mar-2007

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