Anaerobic biodegradation of benzene in salt marsh sediment of the Louisiana Gulf coast

A predictive method for volatile organic compounds emission from soil: Evaporation and diffusion behavior investigation of a representative component of crude oil

“…In cases of accidental burst of the oil pipe, VOCs diffuse through the pore space of the soil into the atmosphere and cause both soil and air pollution. Research on soil pollution was proposed for identification of the hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) after pollution (Lebkowska et al, 2011;Sun et al, 2013;Yu et al, 2012). Besides, during the pollution process, the amount of VOCs adsorbed to soil and the rate of diffusion from soil into the atmosphere present an interesting subject, which may provide scientific evidence for remote detection of oil spills using adapted light detection and ranging (LIDAR) systems (Fix et al, 2004).…”

Biogeochemical controls on biodegradation of MC252 crude oil in coastal wetland systems

“…Of the 1773 km of oiled shoreline, ~45% were classified as marshes, yet cleanup activities were only authorized on 68 km or 4% of the total oiled shoreline (Michel et al, 2013). Traditional mechanical cleanup of oiled sediments in these marsh areas are relatively inefficient and can be more harmful to the ecosystem than the oiling (Venosa and Zhu, 2003;Yu et al, 2012). As a result, a disproportionate importance was placed on the natural recovery of oiled marshes and associated habitats over sand beaches.…”