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To: Archie Meeties who wrote (61692)1/25/2001 2:20:23 PM
From: Mark Adams  Respond to of 436258
 
Ok- so other bacteria that are anaerobic learn from the mutated creation of man how to consume oil, and get loose.

Besides, KIS says it's already been done- but for plastics. Wonder how the author made out? BTW- it does look like researchers are exploring the use of bacteria to extract oil from plastics.

Perhaps our garbage dumps will become the mines of the future.

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Hydrocarbon residues are the result of bonding of hydrocarbons to solid mineral surfaces and/or the degradation of oil to an immobile viscous crude (e.g., by aerobic bacteria) or a burned-out carbonaceous residue.

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