Biosurfactant, a green and effective solution for bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the aquatic environment

MA Zahed, MA Matinvafa, A Azari, L Mohajeri - Discover Water, 2022 - Springer
When pollutants like petroleum hydrocarbons as one of the major origins of aquatic
pollution, enter the environment, they alter the biological and/or physicochemical …

Oil spill dispersants: boon or bane?

RC Prince - Environmental science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
Dispersants provide a reliable large-scale response to catastrophic oil spills that can be
used when the preferable option of recapturing the oil cannot be achieved. By allowing even …

The first decade of scientific insights from the Deepwater Horizon oil release

EB Kujawinski, CM Reddy, RP Rodgers… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
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 …

Biodegradation of dispersed oil in arctic seawater at-1 C

KM McFarlin, RC Prince, R Perkins, MB Leigh - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
As offshore oil and gas exploration expands in the Arctic, it is important to expand the
scientific understanding of arctic ecology and environmental impact to mitigate operational …

Biodegradation of diesel oil in soil and its enhancement by application of bioventing and amendment with brewery waste effluents as biostimulation-bioaugmentation …

S Agarry, GK Latinwo - Journal of Ecological Engineering, 2015 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
The purpose of this study is to investigate and evaluate the effects of natural bioattenuation,
bioventing, and brewery waste effluents amendment as biostimulation-bioaugmentation …

BTEX biodegradation by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum W1 and its proposed BTEX biodegradation pathways

A Wongbunmak, S Khiawjan, M Suphantharika… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and (p-, m-and o-) xylene (BTEX) are classified as main
pollutants by several environmental protection agencies. In this study, a non-pathogenic …

Catabolic enzyme activity and kinetics of pyrene degradation by novel bacterial strains isolated from contaminated soil

SK Singh, AK Haritash - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with high molecular weight are difficult to degrade
owing to their chemical structure and stability. This study reports degradation of pyrene by …

Natural attenuation of oil in marine environments: A review

B Péquin, Q Cai, K Lee, CW Greer - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Microbial degradation of four crude oil by biosurfactant producing strain Rhodococcus sp.

Y Pi, B Chen, M Bao, F Fan, Q Cai, L Ze, B Zhang - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Rhodococcus erythropolis M-25, one of the representative biosurfactant producers,
performed effectively during the biodegradation of four crude oil. The microbial degradation …

Biodegradation of high molecular weight hydrocarbons under saline condition by halotolerant Bacillussubtilis and its mixed cultures with Pseudomonas species

H Ghorbannezhad, H Moghimi, SMM Dastgheib - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Biodegradation of high-molecular-weight petroleum hydrocarbons in saline conditions
appears to be complicated and requires further investigation. This study used heavy crude …