Oil biodegradation is a natural but slow process, limited mainly by the scarcity of nitrogen
and phosphorus. To enhance hydrocarbon breakdown by indigenous microbial …

Bioremediation was used to clean oil-contaminated shorelines in Prince William Sound
following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Among the approaches considered for enhancing …

Bioremediation is defined as the act of adding or improving the availability of materials (eg,
nutrients, microorganisms, or oxygen) to contaminated environments to cause an …

In-situ bioremediation of oil spills is reviewed. Discussion is limited to crude oil and to cases
of accidental spillage. The microbiology of in-situ bioremediation, the chemistry of crude oil …

The bioremediation of hazardous wastes, although not a new concept, has recently taken on
new significance as an increasingly effective and potentially in-expensive cleanup …

Publisher Summary Marine seeps are widespread and are a major source of oil into the
World's oceans. Such seeps have been occurring for millions of years, providing an …

The use of bioremediation as a supplemental cleanup technology in the Exxon Valdez oil
spill, in Prince William Sound, Alaska, has proven to be a good example of the problems and …

Bioremediation offers an environmentally appropriate and cost‐effective response to marine
oil spills that reach shore and is deservedly part of the “tool kit” available to spill responders …

[en] Three main types of bioremediation techniques are currently being developed or used
for treatment of oil spills: adding nutrients to oiled shorelines; adding microbes to oiled …

Hydrocarbon-utilizing microorganisms are ubiquitously distributed in the marine
environment following oil spills. These microorganisms naturally biodegrade numerous …