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Aerobic Utilization of Hydrocarbons, Oils, and Lipids

Part of the book series: Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology ((HHLM))

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The identity, atmospheric concentrations, lifetimes, and radiative forcing potentials of the biogenic, anthropogenic, and atmospheric “greenhouse gases” primarily responsible for global warming and consequent climate change are described. Possible and actual microbiological processes which might reduce the atmospheric burden of carbon dioxide and methane are considered, and the uncertainties both of the feasibility of such processes and of the hypotheses underpinning them are evaluated.

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  1. School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

    Donovan P. Kelly

  2. Department of Biochemistry, King’s College London, London, UK

    Ann P. Wood

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Kelly, D.P., Wood, A.P. (2019). Potential for Microbial Interventions to Reduce Global Warming. In: Rojo, F. (eds) Aerobic Utilization of Hydrocarbons, Oils, and Lipids. Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50418-6_49

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