Oil exploration in arctic regions will require special oil spill cleanup methods for shorelines.
The application of fertilizers to speed biodegradation of oil may hold promise. INIPOL …

Low-energy coastal systems are considered among the most sensitive of marine
ecosystems to oil spills because of their vulnerability to oil stranding and the difficulty in …

Remediation efforts for the oil spill from the Exxon Valdez tanker in Alaska have focused on
the use of pressurized water at high temperature to remove oil from the beaches. We have …

Large volumes of hazardous wastes are generated in the form of oily sludges and
contaminated soils during crude oil transportation and processing. Although many physical …

The application of slow-release and soluble fertilizers proved to be an effective and
environmentally benign way of stimulating oil biodegradation on an Arctic shoreline …

Concern about increasing incidents of petroleum hydrocarbon spills and spillage into
different marine environments is rising day by day due to enhanced human activities in …

In vitro biodegradation of the Prestige heavy fuel oil has been carried out using two
microbial consortia obtained by enrichment in different substrates to simulate its …

Crude oil, refined petroleum products, as well as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are
ubiquitous in various environmental compartments. They can bioaccumulate in food chains …

Microorganisms play an important natural role in removing polluting petroleum
hydrocarbons from contaminated ecosystems. Environmental conditions and hydrocarbon …

This chapter gives the reader a practical introduction into microbial enhanced oil recovery
(MEOR) including the microbial production of natural gas from oil. Decision makers who …