Anthropogenic forces, such as petroleum spills and the incomplete combustion of fossil
fuels, have caused an accumulation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the environment. The …

During the 1950s and 1960s, hundreds of thousands of underground storage tanks (and
above-ground storage tanks) containing petroleum products and hazardous chemicals were …

Extensive petroleum hydrocarbon exploration activities often result in the pollution of the
environment, which could lead to disastrous consequences for the biotic and abiotic …

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

Emerging pollutants in nature are linked to various acute and chronic detriments in biotic
components and subsequently deteriorate the ecosystem with serious hazards …

Several exciting findings about the biodegradation of hydrocarbons have come to light over
the past year. The most significant developments include the discovery of anaerobic …

The seventeen chapters of this book are grouped into the following parts:(I) Microbiology of
oil fields. Five chapters cover: oil reservoirs and oil production; indigenous microbial …

The marine environment is often affected by petroleum hydrocarbon pollution due to
industrial activities and petroleum accidents. This pollution has recalcitrant and persistent …

The demand for technological and industrial change has become heavily dependent on the
availability and use of petroleum products as a source of energy for socio-economic …

One of the major environmental problems today is hydrocarbon contamination resulting from
the activities related to the petrochemical industry. Accidental releases of petroleum …