The primary biodegradation of dispersed crude oil in the sea

Due to the toxicity of petroleum compounds, the increasing accidents of marine oil spills/leakages have had a significant impact on our environment. Recently, different remedial techniques for the treatment of marine petroleum pollution have been proposed, such as bioremediation, controlled burning, skimming, and solidifying. (Hedlund and Staley in Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 51: [61][62][63][64][65][66] 2001). This review introduces an important remedial method for marine oil pollution treatment-bioremediation technique-which is considered as a reliable, efficient, cost-effective, and eco-friendly method. First, the necessity of bioremediation for marine oil pollution was discussed. Second, this paper discussed the species of oil-degrading microorganisms, degradation pathways and mechanisms, the degradation rate and reaction model, and the factors affecting the degradation. Last, several suggestions for the further research in the field of marine oil spill bioremediation were proposed.

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“…have been found, including bacteria (79 genera), cyanobacteria (9 genera), fungi (103 genera), and algae (19 genera) [10,11,17,24,34,39,59]. …”

Section: Species and Distribution Of Petroleum Degradation Microorganmentioning

confidence: 99%

Marine Oil-Degrading Microorganisms and Biodegradation Process of Petroleum Hydrocarbon in Marine Environments: A Review

Yu²,

et al. 2015

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“…No bacterial activity was measured during that experiment, but nutrient concentrations were below the detection limit in the Chukchi Sea, suggesting that bacterial growth may have been limited and explaining the comparatively shorter half-life measured in our microcosms. In contrast, a half-life of 14 days was suggested for crude oil in temperate (8°C) seawater offshore of New Jersey, USA (Prince et al 2013).…”

Section: Microcosms To Study Hydrocarbon Degradationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hydrocarbon biodegradation by Arctic sea-ice and sub-ice microbial communities during microcosm experiments, Northwest Passage (Nunavut, Canada)

Garneau

Michel

Meisterhans

et al. 2016

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

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“…Each fraction has a distinctive chemical and physical behaviour that influences the way it spreads and undergoes biodegradation in the environment (Abbasian et al, 2015). In basic prearrangement of the aforementioned constituents of crude oil, aliphatics fraction constitutes the outmost layer while asphalthenes, being the high molecular weight constituent, establish the intimate share of oil (Prince et al, 2013;Robertson and Hansen, 2015).…”

Section: Crude Oil and Environmental Pollutionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Due to their excessive use, there is a chance that these PHs may release in the environment and cause severe damage to the ecosystem. Environmental contaminants enter the environment by both natural and manmade sources leading to contamination of drinking water, diminishing water and air quality, waste of non-renewable resources, and loss of soil fertility (Sebiomo et al, 2010;Janbandhu and Fulekar, 2011;Prince et al, 2013;Shabir et al, 2013). On the other hand, continual contact with high oil concentrations may have negative effects on human health and all other life forms as well.…”

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Plant-bacteria synergism: An innovative approach for the remediation of crude oil-contaminated soils

Fatima¹,

Imran²,

Naveed³

et al. 2017

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The primary biodegradation of dispersed crude oil in the sea

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Marine Oil-Degrading Microorganisms and Biodegradation Process of Petroleum Hydrocarbon in Marine Environments: A Review

Marine Oil-Degrading Microorganisms and Biodegradation Process of Petroleum Hydrocarbon in Marine Environments: A Review

Hydrocarbon biodegradation by Arctic sea-ice and sub-ice microbial communities during microcosm experiments, Northwest Passage (Nunavut, Canada)

Plant-bacteria synergism: An innovative approach for the remediation of crude oil-contaminated soils

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