Petroleum hydrocarbons are widespread environmental pollutants. Although biodegradation
of petroleum hydrocarbons has been the subject of numerous investigations, information on …

Approximately 3.5 million tonnes of petroleum hydrocarbons enter the marine environment
annually, either directly or indirectly from anthropogenic and natural, terrestrial, atmospheric …

The published literature has been reviewed with respect to the methods used to prepare
aqueous media for use in tests to determine the toxicity to aquatic organisms of oils and …

The toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) mixtures was evaluated on natural
phytoplankton communities sampled from lagoons of Bizerte (South-western Mediterranean …

The effects of a dispersant, Corexit 9527, plus Prudhoe Bar crude oil and the effects of the
dispersant only on natural assemblages of marine phytoplankton in three large experimental …

Low concentrations of BP light diesel (0.05%) and the oil dispersant BP1100X (0.005%),
either alone or in mixture, stimulated the growth rate, biomass yield, chlorophyll a level and …

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DwH) Oil spill released an enormous volume of oil into the
Gulf of Mexico (GoM), prompting the widespread use of chemical dispersants like Corexit® …

This study determined effects of an oil spill on subtropical benthic community production and
respiration by monitoring CO 2 fluxes in benthic chambers on intertidal sandflats during …

Aquatic organisms differ in their sensitivity to chemicals, which contributes to the uncertainty
in estimates of toxicity with respect to aquatic life. Based on an examination of acute toxicity …

Inhibition of photosynthesis was more severe than that of respiration in Anabaena doliolum
exposed to Assam crude oil, furnace oil, petrol, diesel, and kerosene. Variabilities in toxicity …