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 …

Bioremediation is defined as the act of adding or improving the availability of materials (eg,
nutrients, microorganisms, or oxygen) to contaminated environments to cause an …

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

Hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms are ubiquitously distributed in soil and aquatic
environments. Populations of hydrocarbon-degraders normally constitute less than 1% of …

Much of the early work on the microbial utilization of petroleum hydrocarbons, conducted in
the 1950s and 1960s, was done with the goal of using hydrocarbons as substrates for …

The demand for petroleum and petroleum products is increasing day by day, while oil spills
and improper discharge of industrial wastes contributes to the rising contamination of the …

Bioremediation is a promising technology for responding to marine oil spills. A majority of
molecules in crude oils and refined products are biodegradable, and they will eventually …

The use of bioremediation as a supplemental cleanup technology in the Exxon Valdez oil
spill, in Prince William Sound, Alaska, has proven to be a good example of the problems and …

Introduction Water contamination is a notable environmental problem of the Niger Delta,
Nigeria. The present work is an improved attempt at a scientific discourse of water-quality …

Oil Spill Dispersants: Mechanisms of Action and Laboratory Tests provides a comprehensive
summary of current information available regarding the general formulation of commercial …