Petroleum hydrocarbons (PHs) are used as raw materials in many industries and primary
energy sources. However, excessive PHs act as soil pollutants, posing serious threats to …

Oil spills are of great concern because they impose a threat to the marine ecosystem,
including shorelines. As oil spilled at sea is transported to the shoreline, and after its arrival …

Marine oil spills emanating from wells, pipelines, freighters, tankers, and storage facilities
draw public attention and necessitate quick and environmentally friendly response …

Oil and fuel spills occur regularly in terrestrial and aquatic environments and substances
such as crude oil can contain many compounds that are highly resistant to degradation …

Recently, the adsorption-based environmental remediation techniques have gained a
considerable attention, due to their economic viability and simplicity over other methods …

Climate change has been observed worldwide in recent decades, posing challenges to the
coastal and offshore oil and gas infrastructure. It is crucial to identify how climate change …

The population and modernization of society have increased dramatically from past few
decades. In order to meet societal expectations, there has been a massive industrialization …

Three bacteria, Novosphingobium sp. S1, Gordonia amicalis S2 and Gordonia terrae S5,
were isolated from a crude oil polluted soil and investigated for their ability to utilize long …

Trinidad and Tobago is the largest producer of oil and natural gas in Central America and
the Caribbean. Natural crude oil seeps, in addition to leaking petroleum pipelines, have …

Biofuels are frequently used in blends with petrofuels (ie biodiesel/diesel, ethanol/gasoline).
The presence of biofuels changes the degradation dynamics and rates of petroleum …