It seems that carbon-based sorbents that are modified by magnetic nanoparticles
have the best sorption behavior among remediation methods. Further research on the
production and improvement of these types of sorbents is recommended.
Among all the remediation techniques, bioremediation has attracted great attention thanks to its advantages and acceptable performance. In bioremediation, microorganisms degrade and metabolize chemical substances in order to recover the
environment quality. Its aim is to accelerate the intrinsic bioremediation process
via assimilating the organic compounds to cell biomass and produce by-products
like CO 2 , H 2 O, and heat by microorganisms. The specie of microorganisms introduced in the system depends on the process design, environmental conditions, and
the plant operation mode.
Different aspects of bioremediation investigated in ten different locations including North Sea, Northern Gulf of Mexico, Nile River, Arctic seawater, Rich Savannah
of Palogue, Upper Nile Area-Southern in Sudan, wastewater in Egypt, Nitex textiles
in Serbia, Southern Mediterranean, Antarctic sea-ice and Gulf of Gdansk (Southern
Baltic Sea) in Poland were studied and the obtained results have been mentioned.
As a result, increasing the oil contaminated waters require an urgent attention to
conduct the related researches in order to improve the clean up technologies. The
bioremediation is a special useful technique that has an acceptable efficiency. Its
efficiency can be increased by some methods or by being combined with other
techniques.
References
Adebajo MO, Frost RL, Kloprogge JT, Carmody O, Kokot S (2003) Porous materials for oil spill
cleanup: a review of synthesis and absorbing properties. J Porous Mater 10(3):159–170. https://
doi.org/10.1023/A:1027484117065
Adetutu EM, Gundry TD, Patil SS, Golneshin A, Adigun J, Bhaskarla V, Aleer S, Shahsavari E,
Ross E, Ball AS (2015) Exploiting the intrinsic microbial degradative potential for field-based in
situ dechlorination of trichloroethene contaminated groundwater. J Hazard Mater 300:48–57.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.06.055
Al-Hawash AB, Dragh MA, Li S, Alhujaily A, Abbood HA, Zhang X, Ma F (2018) Principles of
microbial degradayion of petroleum hydrocarbons in the environment. Egypt J Aquat Res
44:71–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2018.06.001
Al-Majed AA, Adebayo AR, Hossain ME (2012) A sustainable approach to controlling oil spills. J
Environ Manag 113:213–227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.07.034
Almansoory AF, Hasan HA, Idris M, Abdullah SRS, Anuar N (2015) Potential application of a
biosurfactant in phytoremediation technology for treatment of gasoline-contaminated soil. Ecol
Eng 84:113–120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.08.001
Amin A, Naik ATR, Azhar M, Nayak H (2013) Bioremediation of different waste waters - a review.
CJFAS 7(2):7–17. https://doi.org/10.5707/cjfas.2013.7.1.7.17
Annunciado TR, Sydenstricker THD, Amico SC (2005) Experimental investigation of various
vegetable fibers as sorbent materials for oil spills. Mar Pollut Bull 50:1340–1346. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.043
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have the best sorption behavior among remediation methods. Further research on the
production and improvement of these types of sorbents is recommended.
Among all the remediation techniques, bioremediation has attracted great attention thanks to its advantages and acceptable performance. In bioremediation, microorganisms degrade and metabolize chemical substances in order to recover the
environment quality. Its aim is to accelerate the intrinsic bioremediation process
via assimilating the organic compounds to cell biomass and produce by-products
like CO 2 , H 2 O, and heat by microorganisms. The specie of microorganisms introduced in the system depends on the process design, environmental conditions, and
the plant operation mode.
Different aspects of bioremediation investigated in ten different locations including North Sea, Northern Gulf of Mexico, Nile River, Arctic seawater, Rich Savannah
of Palogue, Upper Nile Area-Southern in Sudan, wastewater in Egypt, Nitex textiles
in Serbia, Southern Mediterranean, Antarctic sea-ice and Gulf of Gdansk (Southern
Baltic Sea) in Poland were studied and the obtained results have been mentioned.
As a result, increasing the oil contaminated waters require an urgent attention to
conduct the related researches in order to improve the clean up technologies. The
bioremediation is a special useful technique that has an acceptable efficiency. Its
efficiency can be increased by some methods or by being combined with other
techniques.
References
Adebajo MO, Frost RL, Kloprogge JT, Carmody O, Kokot S (2003) Porous materials for oil spill
cleanup: a review of synthesis and absorbing properties. J Porous Mater 10(3):159–170. https://
doi.org/10.1023/A:1027484117065
Adetutu EM, Gundry TD, Patil SS, Golneshin A, Adigun J, Bhaskarla V, Aleer S, Shahsavari E,
Ross E, Ball AS (2015) Exploiting the intrinsic microbial degradative potential for field-based in
situ dechlorination of trichloroethene contaminated groundwater. J Hazard Mater 300:48–57.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.06.055
Al-Hawash AB, Dragh MA, Li S, Alhujaily A, Abbood HA, Zhang X, Ma F (2018) Principles of
microbial degradayion of petroleum hydrocarbons in the environment. Egypt J Aquat Res
44:71–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2018.06.001
Al-Majed AA, Adebayo AR, Hossain ME (2012) A sustainable approach to controlling oil spills. J
Environ Manag 113:213–227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.07.034
Almansoory AF, Hasan HA, Idris M, Abdullah SRS, Anuar N (2015) Potential application of a
biosurfactant in phytoremediation technology for treatment of gasoline-contaminated soil. Ecol
Eng 84:113–120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.08.001
Amin A, Naik ATR, Azhar M, Nayak H (2013) Bioremediation of different waste waters - a review.
CJFAS 7(2):7–17. https://doi.org/10.5707/cjfas.2013.7.1.7.17
Annunciado TR, Sydenstricker THD, Amico SC (2005) Experimental investigation of various
vegetable fibers as sorbent materials for oil spills. Mar Pollut Bull 50:1340–1346. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.04.043
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