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

Bioremediation is a promising technology for responding to marine oil spills. A majority of
molecules in crude oils and refined products are biodegradable, and they will eventually …

Large volumes of produced water are generated and discharged to the coastal and ocean
waters worldwide from offshore oil and gas production facilities. There is concern that the …

Photooxidation is a potentially significant process in the degradation of crude oil spilled at
sea. Moreover, a fundamental understanding of the effect of photochemical degradation on …

The weathering of crude oil at sea has been researched for nearly half a century. However,
there have been relatively few opportunities to validate laboratory-based predictions about …

The photochemical behavior of Deepwater Horizon oil collected from the surface of the Gulf
of Mexico was studied. Thin oil films on water were subjected to simulated sunlight, and the …

This study assessed the concentration and composition of Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in plastic pellets, collected from sandy beaches and considered …

The isotopic exchange approach is in use since the first observation of such reactions in
1933 by Lewis. This approach allows the investigation of the pathways of chemical and …

N‐heterocyclic derivatives of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NPAHs) are widespread
concomitantly with their parent analogues and have been detected in air, water, sediments …

Direct irradiation for 100h of crude oil from Basilicata (Southern Italy) gave in the case of
linear and branched alkanes a reduction of 9 and 5%, respectively. On the contrary, cyclic …