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 …

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 …

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 …

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

Bioremediation is a potentially important option for dealing with marine oil spills.
Oildegrading microorganisms are indigenous to the world's oceans, but environmental …

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

Hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms are ubiquitously distributed in soil and aquatic
environments. Populations of hydrocarbon-degraders normally constitute less than 1% of …

Bioremediation as a technique for marine oil spill cleanup is reviewed in the context of its
recent historical development in the United States, which was highly influenced by the …

Bioremediation, stimulating the biodegradation of spilled oil, has proven to be a safe and
effective paradigm for dealing with marine oil spills. This chapter focuses on the …

In the summer of 1994, a field study was undertaken in Delaware in which light crude oil was
intentionally released onto plots to evaluate bioremediation. The objectives were to obtain …