Environmental pollution with petroleum toxic products has afflicted various ecosystems,
causing devastating damage to natural habitats with serious economic implications. Some …

Widespread pollution of terrestrial ecosystems with petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) has
generated a need for remediation and, given that many PHCs are biodegradable, bio-and …

To isolate bacteria responsible for the biodegradation of naphthalene, BTEX (benzene,
toluene, ethylbenzene, and o-, m-, and p-xylene), and aliphatic hydrocarbons in petroleum …

Although the documentation of fuel biodeterioration dates back to the late 19th century,
general recognition of the value of microbial contamination control evolved slowly until the …

The evaluation of a chemical substance's persistence is key to understanding its
environmental fate, exposure concentration, and, ultimately, environmental risk. Traditional …

Rhodococcus sp. HX-2 could degrade diesel oil in the presence of 1%–10% NaCl. The
compatible solute betaine accumulated in cells with increasing NaCl concentration, and this …

In recent years, several strains capable of degrading 1, 4-dioxane have been isolated from
the genera Pseudonocardia and Rhodococcus. This study was conducted to evaluate the 1 …

Resumen (Introducción): La biorremediación es una tecnología que utiliza microorganismos
(bacterias, hongos, algas) o enzimas, para biodegradar contaminantes del petróleo y …

The environmental pollution crisis and the new environmental legislations have facilitated
the need for cleaner-burning gasoline. Oxygenate additives, which can increase the octane …

Petroleum pollution is a major concern in Antarctica due to the persistent nature of its
hydrocarbon components coupled with the region's extreme environmental conditions …