Recent advances in molecular biology have extended our understanding of the metabolic
processes related to microbial transformation of petroleum hydrocarbons. The physiological …

Combustion processes are responsible for the vast majority of the polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) that enter the environment. This review presents and discusses some …

Crude oil has been part of the marine environment for millions of years, and microbes that
use its rich source of energy and carbon are found in seawater, sediments, and shorelines …

Since the early 1970s, experts have recognized that petroleum pollutants were being
discharged in marine waters worldwide, from oil spills, vessel operations, and land-based …

Oil, refined product, and pyrogenic hydrocarbons are the most frequently discovered
contaminants in the environment. To effectively determine the fate of spilled oil in the …

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 …

Following the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the effect of weathering on surface slicks, oil-
soaked sands, and oil-covered rocks and boulders was studied for 18 months. With time …

Abstract The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout resulted in the deposition to the seafloor of
up to 4.9% of 200 million gallons of oil released into the Gulf of Mexico. The petroleum …

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 …

A state-of-the-art review of fate and transport modelling of oil spills is presented. Emphasis is
placed on oil spills in ice-covered waters. The review encompasses advection, spreading …