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There is an oil layer on the water surface of river in your area. What will you do?

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Oil spills of riverse and oceans can be cleaned by bacteria such as Pseudomonas spp. And Alcanivorax borkumensis, that have the ability to destroy pyridines and other chemicals.
ii. These hydrocarbonclastic bacteria (HCB) decompose hydrocarbons and bring about the reaction of carbon with oxygen to from `CO_(2)` and water.
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