A review on phytoremediation of crude oil spills

S Yavari, A Malakahmad, NB Sapari - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Changes in crude oil production and distribution have increased the incidence of oil
spills throughout the world. Oil spills often cause destructive effects on aquatic and land …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in deep sea sediments: Microbe–pollutant interactions in a remote environment

A Louvado, NCM Gomes, MMQ Simões… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Recalcitrant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) released into seawater end up in the
deep sea sediments (DSSs). However, their fate here is often oversimplified by theoretical …

Evaluation of autochthonous bioaugmentation and biostimulation during microcosm-simulated oil spills

M Nikolopoulou, N Pasadakis, N Kalogerakis - Marine pollution bulletin, 2013 - Elsevier
Oil spills are treated as a widespread problem that poses a great threat to any ecosystem.
Following first response actions, bioremediation has emerged as the best strategy for …

Enhanced ex situ bioremediation of crude oil contaminated beach sand by supplementation with nutrients and rhamnolipids

M Nikolopoulou, N Pasadakis, H Norf… - Marine pollution …, 2013 - Elsevier
Mediterranean coastal regions are particularly exposed to oil pollution due to extensive
industrialization, urbanization and transport of crude and refined oil to and from refineries …

Biostimulation strategies for fresh and chronically polluted marine environments with petroleum hydrocarbons

M Nikolopoulou, N Kalogerakis - Journal of Chemical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Stimulation of indigenous degraders with suitable nutrients can significantly enhance
bioremediation rates of marine environments polluted with petroleum hydrocarbons …

Polyaromatic hydrocarbon exposure: an ecological impact ambiguity

A Ball, A Truskewycz - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2013 - Springer
Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) represent a fraction of petroleum hydrocarbons and are
currently one of the foremost sources of generating energy in today's contemporary society …

Biochar amendment as a remediation strategy for surface soils impacted by crude oil

FND Mukome, MC Buelow, J Shang, J Peng… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The impact of organic bulking agents on the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in
crude oil impacted soils was evaluated in batch laboratory experiments. Crude oil impacted …

Advances in research on petroleum biodegradability in soil

S Wang, D Wang, Z Yu, X Dong, S Liu, H Cui… - … Science: Processes & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
With the increased demand for petroleum and petroleum products from all parts of the
society, environmental pollution caused by petroleum development and production …

Organic-nanoclay composite materials as removal agents for environmental decontamination

G Cavallaro, G Lazzara, E Rozhina, S Konnova… - RSC …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Here we overview the recent advances in the fabrication of sustainable composite
nanomaterials with decontamination capacity towards inorganic and organic pollutants. In …

Large scale treatment of total petroleum-hydrocarbon contaminated groundwater using bioaugmentation

G Poi, E Shahsavari, A Aburto-Medina, PC Mok… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bioaugmentation or the addition of microbes to contaminated sites has been widely used to
treat contaminated soil or water; however this approach is often limited to laboratory based …