Over recent decades, hydrocarbon concentrations have been augmented in soil and water,
mainly derived from accidents or operations that input crude oil and petroleum into the …

The marine environment is often affected by petroleum hydrocarbon pollution due to
industrial activities and petroleum accidents. This pollution has recalcitrant and persistent …

Whether the result of an oil well blowout, vessel collision or grounding, leaking pipeline, or
other incident at sea, each marine oil spill will present unique circumstances and …

Microbial Biodegradation and Bioremediation brings together experts in relevant fields to
describe the successful application of microbes and their derivatives for bioremediation of …

Abstract The 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster remains the largest single accidental release
of oil and gas into the ocean. During the 87-day release, scientists used oceanographic …

During the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, massive quantities of oil were deposited on
the seafloor via a large-scale marine oil-snow sedimentation and flocculent accumulation …

Natural attenuation is an important process for oil spill management in marine environments.
Natural attenuation affects the fate of oil by physical, chemical, and biological processes …

Polyethylene plastics are a major source of industrial and household wastes, the majority of
which end up in the environment or in landfills. These wastes pose challenges for microbial …

Biodegradation, a widely used treatment for petroleum-pollution seawater, except for its
effective degradation, the degradation performance and restoration advantages are also …

In cold marine environments, the obligate hydrocarbon‐degrading psychrophile Oleispira
antarctica RB‐8, which utilizes aliphatic alkanes almost exclusively as substrates, dominates …