Anthropogenic pollution of aquatic ecosystems: Emerging problems with global implications

DP Häder, AT Banaszak, VE Villafañe… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aquatic ecosystems cover over two thirds of our planet and play a pivotal role in stabilizing
the global climate as well as providing a large array of services for a fast-growing human …

Environmental effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: a review

J Beyer, HC Trannum, T Bakke, PV Hodson… - Marine pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Deepwater Horizon oil spill constituted an ecosystem-level injury in the
northern Gulf of Mexico. Much oil spread at 1100–1300 m depth, contaminating and …

A biomimetic design for efficient petrochemical spill disposal: CoFe-PBA modified superhydrophobic melamine sponge with mechanical/chemical durability and low …

H Guan, R Li, R Lian, J Cui, M Ou, L Liu, X Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to frequent petrochemical spills, environmental pollution and the threat of secondary
marine fires have arisen, necessitating an urgent need for petrochemical spill treatment …

Environmental impacts of oil spills and their remediation by magnetic nanomaterials

H Singh, N Bhardwaj, SK Arya, M Khatri - … nanotechnology, monitoring & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Marine oil spills are one of the major sources of water pollution causing huge environmental
damage and economic destruction. They disturbs the ecological framework of the oceans …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the impacts of oil-associated marine snow formation and sedimentation during and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

KL Daly, U Passow, J Chanton, D Hollander - Anthropocene, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the largest in US history, unprecedented for
the depth and volume of oil released, the amount of dispersants applied, and the …

Deepwater Horizon, 5 years on

SB Joye - Science, 2015 - science.org
On 20 April 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling unit initiated an
uncontrolled release of oil and gas from the Macondo seafloor well into the Gulf of Mexico …

The emergence of nanotechnology in mitigating petroleum oil spills

S Mishra, G Chauhan, S Verma, U Singh - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
The world has witnessed the circumstances shaped by the oil spill for many decades that
cause serious environmental problems and adverse effects on human health. Many …

Propensity and appraisal of biochar performance in removal of oil spills: A comprehensive review

AMP Madhubashani, DA Giannakoudakis… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, the adsorption-based environmental remediation techniques have gained a
considerable attention, due to their economic viability and simplicity over other methods …

Immediate ecotoxicological effects of short-lived oil spills on marine biota

CPD Brussaard, L Peperzak, S Beggah, LY Wick… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Marine environments are frequently exposed to oil spills as a result of transportation, oil
drilling or fuel usage. Whereas large oil spills and their effects have been widely …

An environmentally benign approach to prepare superhydrophobic magnetic melamine sponge for effective oil/water separation

Z Yin, Y Li, T Song, M Bao, Y Li, J Lu, Y Li - Separation and Purification …, 2020 - Elsevier
The methods to modify commercially available sponge used for recovering spilled oil and
organic solvent from water usually possess the drawbacks of high cost, complicated …