Seven hydrocarbonoclastic new bacterial isolates were isolated from dredged sediments of
a river estuary in Italy. The sediments were contaminated by shipyard activities since …

Petroleum hydrocarbons are important energy resources used by industry and in our daily
life, whose production contributes highly to environmental pollution. To control such risk …

Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination (PHC) is an issue of major concern worldwide. These
compounds represent the most common environmental pollutants and their cleaning up is …

Oil spill pollution remains a serious concern in marine environments and the development of
effective oil bioremediation techniques are vital. This work is aimed at developing an …

Aims: To isolate and identify alkane‐degrading bacteria from deep‐sea superficial
sediments sampled at a north‐western Mediterranean station. Methods and Results …

Bioremediation is among the most basic and reliable way to eliminate pollutants by
transforming the toxic petroleum components into less toxic metabolites. In order to compare …

The pollution of petroleum hydrocarbons in the sea is an increasingly widespread
international problem that threatens the environment and human health. At present, there …

A laboratory experiment was conducted to identify key hydrocarbon degraders from a
marine oil spill sample (Prestige fuel oil), to ascertain their role in the degradation of different …

Aims: To investigate the petroleum hydrocarbon (HC)‐degrading potential of indigenous
micro‐organisms in a sandy Mediterranean coast, accidentally contaminated with petroleum …

To enhance the process of bacterial remediation of weathered hydrocarbons, the area of
Dukhan, Qatar, was considered as a model for weathering processes. Self-purification by …