It is a general understanding that unconventional oil is petroleum-extracted and processed
into petroleum products using unconventional means. The recent growth in the United …

Natural and oil surface slicks are widespread phenomena at the air-water interface and
represent visible surface films with distinct physicochemical and biological properties …

Microplastics (MPs) can interact with spilled oil to form MP-oil-dispersant agglomerates
(MODAs) in oceans. This study investigated the MODA formation mechanism and its impact …

With the increasing use of unconventional, heavy crude oils there is growing interest in
potential impacts of a diluted bitumen (DB) spill in marine and freshwater environments. DB …

Crude oil spills have well-documented, deleterious impacts on the hydrosphere. In addition
to macroscopic effects on wildlife and waterscapes, several classes of petroleum derived …

After oil spills, the floating oil may interact with suspended minerals to form the oil-mineral
aggregates (OMAs) in turbulent environments. In this work, a flume was used in conjunction …

The main petroleum product transported through pipelines in Canada is diluted bitumen
(dilbit), a semiliquid form of heavy crude oil mixed with natural gas condensates to facilitate …

We examined the fate and behaviour of diluted bitumen (dilbit) as it weathered for 70 days in
freshwater limnocorrals (10 m diameter× 1.5 m depth) installed in a boreal lake to simulate …

Mechanical recovery of oils using oil sorbents is one of the most important approaches to
manage marine oil spills. However, the properties of the oils spilled into sea are influenced …

The migration of oil spills in marine environment is still not clear, especially the key
processes of submerging and floating, which is an important concern for effective disposal of …