Optimized Production of Bioremediation Agent for Application in the Eco-Recovery of Oil Spill Site

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Egwoyi Agbaji ◽  
Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi ◽  
Gideon Orkwagh Abu
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Spill Site ◽  
Bioremediation Agent

Evaluation of biodiesel as bioremediation agent for the treatment of the shore affected by the heavy oil spill of the Prestige

2007 ◽  
Vol 147 (3) ◽  
pp. 914-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Fernández-Álvarez ◽  
J. Vila ◽  
J.M. Garrido ◽  
M. Grifoll ◽  
G. Feijoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Bioremediation Agent ◽  
The Prestige

Multiphase flow modeling of a crude-oil spill site with a bimodal permeability distribution

1997 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1617-1632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie A. Dillard ◽  
Hedeff I. Essaid ◽  
William N. Herkelrath
Keyword(s):  
Multiphase Flow ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Flow Modeling ◽  
Permeability Distribution ◽  
Spill Site ◽  
Crude Oil Spill

Simulation of aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation processes at a crude oil spill site

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 3309-3327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hedeff I. Essaid ◽  
Barbara A. Bekins ◽  
E. Michael Godsy ◽  
Ean Warren ◽  
Mary Jo Baedecker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Anaerobic Biodegradation ◽  
Spill Site ◽  
Aerobic And Anaerobic ◽  
Crude Oil Spill

Reactive transport modeling of geochemical controls on secondary water quality impacts at a crude oil spill site near Bemidji, MN

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 4156-4183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gene-Hua Crystal Ng ◽  
Barbara A. Bekins ◽  
Isabelle M. Cozzarelli ◽  
Mary Jo Baedecker ◽  
Philip C. Bennett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Reactive Transport ◽  
Transport Modeling ◽  
Reactive Transport Modeling ◽  
Geochemical Controls ◽  
Spill Site ◽  
Crude Oil Spill

FATE OF THE ZOE COLOCOTRONI OIL SPILL AND ITS EFFECTS ON INFAUNAL COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH MANGROVES

1981 ◽  
Vol 1981 (1) ◽  
pp. 353-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward S. Gilfillan ◽  
David S. Page ◽  
Ray P. Gerber ◽  
Sherry Hansen ◽  
Judy Cooley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Community Analysis ◽  
Reference Area ◽  
Infaunal Community ◽  
Red Mangrove ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Mangrove Environment ◽  
Impact Area ◽  
Spill Site ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT During 1978 and 1979, sediment samples were collected in the mangrove areas on the west side of Bahia Sucia, Puerto Rico, to examine the effects of oil discharged from the tanker Zoe Colocotroni (March 18, 1973) on the infaunal community. Samples for benthic community analysis and hydrocarbon analysis were taken in representative types of mangrove habitats and compared with habitats in a reference area some distance from the spill site. Infaunal organisms larger than 0.5 mm were included in this study. Correlation of biological and chemical data indicates that for the high salinity habitats there were more infaunal organisms larger than 0.5 millimeters in the oiled area than in the unoiled area. Analyses of the red mangrove fringe areas showed that the distribution of infaunal organisms was not related to the distribution of oil in an obvious way. Large numbers of organisms were found in some heavily oiled areas. Even the most diverse communities seen in the impact area were not as diverse as the community seen in the unoiled reference area. We conclude that only in the red mangrove environment is there remaining damage to infaunal communities from the Zoe Colocotroni oil spill.

HYDROCARBON DISTRIBUTION AND WEATHERING CHARACTERISTICS AT A TROPICAL OIL SPILL SITE

1979 ◽  
Vol 1979 (1) ◽  
pp. 709-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Page ◽  
Dana W. Mayo ◽  
Judith F. Cooley ◽  
Edmund Sorenson ◽  
Edward S. Gilfillan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Anthropogenic Sources ◽  
Biogenic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Tropical Area ◽  
Tar Balls ◽  
Spill Site ◽  
High Resolution Gas Chromatography ◽  
Hydrocarbon Distribution

ABSTRACT A study was performed on the state of an oil spill site on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico. The location of the study was Bahia Sucia, the site of the Zoe Colocotroni spill of 17 March, 1973. Particular attention was given to the weathering characteristics of the stranded oil remaining at the sites and to the presence of biogenic hydrocarbons in the sediments. High resolution gas chromatography of the aliphatic and aromatic fractions of the sediment hydrocarbons was used to distinguish the types of hydrocarbons present and their distribution. It was observed that oil weathers much more rapidly in a tropical environment as compared with spills in temperate areas. Even in the most heavily impacted areas, the Zoe Colocotroni oil had weathered practically to the point of being tar. It was also observed that a tropical site has a significant chronic input of hydrocarbons from both natural and anthropogenic sources. Gas chromatograms of extracts of leaf waxes from live mangroves compared with biogenic hydrocarbons observed in the sediments. Tar-balls also account for a significant fraction of the hydrocarbon burden in the sites studied. The conclusion is that a tropical area has the potential for making a much more rapid recovery from an oil spill than a temperate one. Moreover, in assessing the effects of a tropical oil spill, care must be taken to distinguish the relative contribution to the total hydrocarbon burden in a spill area by oil, pelagic tar, and biogenic sources.

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