Offshore oil spills are of tremendous concern due to their potential impact on economic and
ecological systems. A number of major oil spills triggered worldwide consciousness of oil …

Crude oil and petroleum products are widespread water and soil pollutants resulting from
marine and terrestrial spillages. International statistics of oil spill sizes for all incidents …

The devastating environmental impacts of the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 and its media
notoriety made it a frequent comparison to the BP Deepwater Horizon spill in the popular …

Recent advances in molecular biology have extended our understanding of the metabolic
processes related to microbial transformation of petroleum hydrocarbons. The physiological …

The term bioremediation has been introduced to describe the process of using biological
agents to remove toxic waste from environment. Bioremediation is the most effective …

The effectiveness of bioremediation for oil spills has been difficult to establish on dynamic,
heterogeneous marine shorelines. A new interpretative technique used following the 1989 …

Due to the toxicity of petroleum compounds, the increasing accidents of marine oil
spills/leakages have had a significant impact on our environment. Recently, different …

The notion of “green chemistry” has encouraged even synthetic organic chemists to include
water as a solvent. Incredible selectivities and activities can be achieved through the …

The 2.2 Å crystal structure of the 251K α2β2γ2 dimeric hydroxylase protein of methane mono-
oxygenase from Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath) reveals the geometry of the catalytic di …

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