Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) include a group of organic priority pollutants of
critical environmental and public health concern due to their toxic, genotoxic, mutagenic …

Diesel contamination is becoming a global concern especially for the marine environment.
Several techniques have been applied to clean up this pollution, but most of them are not …

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the northern Gulf of Mexico represents the largest marine
accidental oil spill in history. It is distinguished from past spills in that it occurred at the …

Alkanes are the most energy-rich form of carbon and are widely dispersed in the
environment. Their transformation by microbes represents a key step in the global carbon …

Although petroleum hydrocarbons discharged from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout
were shown to have a pronounced impact on indigenous microbial communities in the Gulf …

The Macondo blowout released roughly 5 million barrels of oil and up to 500,000 tons of
natural gas into Gulf of Mexico at a depth of 1500 meters. Inarguably, the gas released from …

Indigenous oil-degrading bacteria play an important role in efficient remediation of polluted
marine environments. In this study, we investigated the diversity and abundance of …

Alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are the commonly detected
petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants in soils in oil exploring areas. Hydrocarbon-degrading …

Phytoremediation is a promising approach for the cleanup of soil contaminated with
petroleum hydrocarbons. This study aimed to develop plant-bacterial synergism for the …

Conspectus Every year, perhaps as much as 800 million tons of hydrocarbons enters the
environment; alkanes make up a large percentage of it. Most are transformed by organisms …