Petroleum hydrocarbons (PHs) are a big group of chemicals that have caused a major
concern because of their widespread distribution into the environment, bioaccumulation …

Petroleum hydrocarbons are the most common environmental pollutants in the world and oil
spills pose a great hazard to terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Oil pollution may arise either …

Biosurfactants are surface active materials that are produced by some microorganisms.
These molecules increase biodegradation of insoluble pollutants. In this study sediments …

Among six crude oil-degrading yeasts that were isolated from an oil-polluted area in the
Persian Gulf, two yeast strains showed high degradation activity of aliphatic hydrocarbons …

Abstract The Persian Gulf consider as the fundamental biological marine condition between
the seas. There is a different assortment of marine life forms including corals, wipes, and fish …

Fifteen crude oil degrading bacteria were isolated from oil contaminated sites in the Persian
Gulf at Khorramshahr provenance. These bacteria were screened with two important factors …

Hydrocarbon contamination is continuing to be a serious environmental problem because of
their toxicity. Hydrocarbon components have been known to be carcinogens and neurotoxic …

Petroleum products spill and leakage have become two major environmental challenges in
Iran. Sampling was performed in the petroleum reservoir waste water of Tehran and Kerman …

The wastewater from oil production can be exceptionally saline and contain a complex
mixture of hydrocarbons, many of which are highly toxic. This study aimed to identify and …

The aim of this study was to isolate hydrocarbons-degrading bacteria for treatment of oily
wastewater from long-standing petroleum-polluted sediments in Bohai Bay, China. Six …