It is now indisputable that plastics are ubiquitous and problematic in ecosystems globally.
Many suggestions have been made about the role that biofilms colonizing plastics in the …

Oil sands surface mining in Alberta has generated over a billion cubic metres of waste,
known as tailings, consisting of sands, silts, clays, and process-affected water that contains …

Hydrocarbons have been part of the biosphere for millions of years, and a diverse group of
prokaryotes has evolved to use them as a source of carbon and energy. To date, the vast …

There is growing evidence that phages with unusually large genomes are common across
various microbiomes, but little is known about their genetic inventories or potential …

The treatment of polymer-containing produced wastewater with high viscosity and
emulsification is a challenging issue in the oilfield. In this paper, electron beam (EB) …

The oil sands in Northern Alberta are the largest oil sands in the world, providing an
important economic resource for the Canadian energy industry. The extraction of petroleum …

Rhizoremediation is a potential technique for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)
remediation; however, the catabolic pathways of in situ rhizosphere PAH degraders and the …

This research investigated the process efficiency and microbial communities and their
diversity in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) fed with petroleum refining …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widely distributed in the ecosystem and are of
significant concern due to their toxicity and mutagenicity. Bioremediation of PAHs is a …

Trinidad and Tobago is the largest producer of oil and natural gas in Central America and
the Caribbean. Natural crude oil seeps, in addition to leaking petroleum pipelines, have …