 The light patch is the expanding colony of bacteria feeding on the oil
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 The light patch is bacteria feeding on the oil on day 3
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 The light patch of bacteria spreads over entire area of crude oil
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 the oil is disappearing and the bacteria are clumping up
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 Bacteria clump where oil remains because this is its food source
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 The
bacteria is using the oil for food, converting the oil to CO2 and water
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 Pump is used to aerate pond water
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 The pump was used to shoot the water into the air to prevent COD or BOD problems
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 18 days after application the water is clear of crude oil
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