Application of chemical dispersants to oil spills in the marine environment is a common
practice to disperse oil into the water column and stimulate oil biodegradation by increasing …

A bacterial isolate, designated as DQ8, was found capable of degrading diesel, crude oil, n-
alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in petroleum. Strain DQ8 was …

Polyurethanes (PU) are the sixth most produced plastics with around 18-million tons in
2016, but since they are not recyclable, they are burned or landfilled, generating damage to …

The depletion of oil resources, increasing global energy demand, the current low, yet
unpredictable, price of oil, and increasing maturity of major oil fields has driven the need for …

Although fossil‐based plastic products have many attractive characteristics, their production
has led to severe environmental burdens that require immediate solutions. Despite these …

Pollution of aquatic ecosystems by plastic wastes poses severe environmental and health
problems and has prompted scientific investigations on the fate and factors contributing to …

The invention of fossil fuel–derived plastics changed and reshaped society for the better;
however, their mass production has created an unprecedented accumulation of waste and …

Alkanes are major constituents of crude oil. They are also present at low concentrations in
diverse non-contaminated because many living organisms produce them as chemo …

Hydrocarbons are ubiquitous in the ocean, where alkanes such as pentadecane and
heptadecane can be found even in waters minimally polluted with crude oil. Populations of …

Here we report the oil degradation genetic potential of six oil-degrading bacteria (ODB),
previously used as a bioremediation consortium, isolated from the hydrocoral Millepora …