Oil well produced water discharges to the North Sea. Part I: Comparison of deployed mussels (Mytilus edulis), semi-permeable membrane devices, and the DREAM model predictions to estimate the dispersion of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Durell, Gregory S.; Utvik, Toril Røe; Johnsen, Ståle; Frost, Tone Karin; Neff, Jerry M.

doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2006.03.013

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“…PW generally consists of a mixture of: 1) formation water contained naturally in the reservoir; 2) injected water used for the recovery of oil; and 3) treatment chemicals added during production [19]. Data from offshore oil production platforms in the North Sea have showed that the major aromatic compounds in PW are BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene) (97%), 2-and 3-ring PAHs (3%) named NPD (naphthalenes, phenanthrenes and dibenzothiophenes) and larger PAHs (<0.2%) [19,56,57].…”

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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons a Constituent of Petroleum: Presence and Influence in the Aquatic Environment

Pampanin¹,

Sydnes²

2013

Hydrocarbon

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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons a Constituent of Petroleum: Presence and Influence in the Aquatic Environment

Pampanin¹,

Sydnes²

2013

Hydrocarbon

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“…En varios países donde la explotación petrolera es de suma importancia económi-ca, la generación de agua es una preocupación debido a los altos costos de su tratamiento y la reincorporación a vertimientos puntuales. Por ejemplo, la descarga de agua de producción en el Mar del Norte (Noruega) alcanzó un volumen anual de cerca de 400 millones de m 3 / año en 2003 (Durell et al, 2006). En Colombia, en el campo de producción de Castilla la Nueva (Meta), la cantidad de agua para el proceso de extracción de petróleo es de aproximadamente 460 000 barriles diarios.…”

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Biodegradación de fenol en aguas tratadas de la industria petrolera para re-uso en cultivos agrícolas

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Rojas‐Tapias

Roldán

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Oil exploitation and the usage of its derivatives have undeniably contributed to the technological advance worldwide. This industrial activity, however, generates several by-products that can threaten environmental sustainability. Seawage, for example, can contain organic pollutants and heavy metals; therefore, its deposition must be preceded by adequate water treatment. In this study, we isolated, characterized, and molecularly identified eight bacteria on the basis of their capability to degrade phenol. First, we determined the rates of bacterial growth and phenol degradation using different concentrations of the aromatic hydrocarbon (500, 800 and 1 200 mg / L), and then used sequential statistical designs to select optimal conditions for its degradation. Results showed that all isolated strains were capable of degrading phenol as the sole carbon source; the degradation kinetics and phenol tolerance, however, widely varied among strains. We chose the strain Pseudomonas sp. Sps1 for further studies due to its remarkable tolerance and capability to degrade phenol. By using a Plackett Burman design, followed by a fractionated factorial design in which several carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus sources were evaluated, and phenol degradation was used as the response variable, we found optimal conditions for phenol degradation by Sps1. Finally, we compared phenol degradation in seawage by the use or not of the optimal conditions established by the statistical methods. Results showed that biostimulation dramatically increased phenol degradation compared with the control. In conclusion, we found that bioaugmentation with the native bacteria Sps1 and a statistically-based biostimulation approach provided an economically and environmentally friendly alternative for the removal of pollutants from oil industry sewage.

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“…The animals are deployed for 60 days. Sixty days were selected to ensure the organisms had sufficient time to "equilibrate" with their surroundings and across the range of contaminants being monitored (Durell et al 2006). Moreover, the 60-day deployment interval is longer than most laboratory bioaccumulation tests which typically run for 28 days.…”

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“…The first is that caged mussels "equilibrate" with surrounding water within the 60-day deployment period. As noted above, common understanding among investigators is that 60 days is sufficient for these organisms to adjust to the exposure levels experienced at the deployment sites (ASTM, 2001;Axelman et al, 1999;Baussant et al, 2001;Durell et al 2006;Neff and Burns, 1996;Peven et al 1996;Prest et al, 1992;Salazar and Salazar, 1995). A second assumption is that analytical differences between the programs are minor.…”

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“…The data suggest that caged mussel deployments may be better monitoring tools when strong chemical gradients are present. Caged mussels also provide great flexibility in assessing specific sources of contaminants due to the ability to place the cages where needed in three dimensional space and in time, as demonstrated recently for offshore oil platform monitoring (Durell et al 2006). …”

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Long-term monitoring using resident and caged mussels in Boston Harbor yield similar spatial and temporal trends in chemical contamination

Hunt

Slone

2010

Marine Environmental Research

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Measurements of chemical contaminants in caged (transplanted) and resident mussel populations have become a routine tool for monitoring and assessing the status and trends of coastal water quality. However, few long-term data sets are available to assess the comparability and efficacy of these two monitoring approaches. Three long-term independent data sets exist for Boston Harbor: the National Mussel Watch program has analyzed resident blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) from the Boston Harbor/Massachusetts Bay region for over twenty years, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority has annually deployed caged (transplanted) mussels (Mytilus edulis) to assess bioaccumulation potential of sewage effluent discharged under its NPDES permit for over fourteen years, and the GulfWatch program has analyzed resident blue mussel populations for over twelve years. Together, these data provide consistent and comparable information on temporal and spatial changes in chemical contamination in Boston Harbor as steps were taken to reduce contaminant loading. The data also demonstrate the complementary nature of resident and caged (transplanted) mussels for assessing contaminant trends even when the basic approaches and sampling frequency differ. These fifteen year data sets demonstrate contaminant concentrations in mussels from Boston Harbor are similar and with few exceptions have significantly decreased since the early 1990s. The observed trends also demonstrate broad scale improvements to the quality of Boston Harbor and expand understanding of the response of coastal systems to interventions that reduce the load of chemicals to the ocean.Keywords: Mussel Watch, NOAA, GulfWatch, Status and Trends, caged mussels, The long-term data from the Mussel Watch program from 1986 through 2005 also reveal national, regional and local trends (Kimbrough et al., 2008). One of the local areas that received significant national attention in the late 1980s is Boston Harbor. Since then the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), the agency responsible for water supply and treatment of sewage for metropolitan Boston has completed several facility upgrades that improve the quality of sewage discharged to this system. These include termination of sewage sludge discharge in 1991, construction and operation of advanced primary treatment facilities since 1995, completing of advanced secondary treatment facilities in 2002, and relocation of the sewage effluent discharge 9.5 miles offshore in Massachusetts Bay (Werme and Hunt 2006;Rex et al. 2002). Over 95 percent of the sewage discharged from this outfall receives secondary treatment.The MWRA has also monitored the waters and sediments of Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay for trends in anthropogenic and other chemicals since the early 1990s (Tucker et al. 2006, Maciolek et al. 2006, Taylor 2005. Several studies have documented major improvements to the water and sediment quality , Bothner and Butman 2007, Zago et al. 2001, Bothner et al. 1998. One element of this long-term monitoring ...

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Oil well produced water discharges to the North Sea. Part I: Comparison of deployed mussels (Mytilus edulis), semi-permeable membrane devices, and the DREAM model predictions to estimate the dispersion of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Cited by 92 publications

References 35 publications

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons a Constituent of Petroleum: Presence and Influence in the Aquatic Environment

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons a Constituent of Petroleum: Presence and Influence in the Aquatic Environment

Biodegradación de fenol en aguas tratadas de la industria petrolera para re-uso en cultivos agrícolas

Long-term monitoring using resident and caged mussels in Boston Harbor yield similar spatial and temporal trends in chemical contamination

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