Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Upper Parts of Sandy Beaches

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 56; no. 12; pp. 8124 - 8131
• Main Authors: Abou-Khalil, Charbel, Prince, Roger C., Greer, Charles W., Lee, Kenneth, Boufadel, Michel C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 21.06.2022
• Subjects: Beaches; Biodegradation; Bioremediation; Contaminants in Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments; Crude oil; Dispersion; Evaporation; Fertilization; Fertilizers; Half-life; irrigation; littoral zone; Marine environment; Moisture content; Moisture effects; Nutrient concentrations; Nutrient content; Oil; Oil pollution; oils; petroleum; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Plumes; Salinity; Salinity effects; Salts; Sand; Seashores; Seawater; Shorelines; technology; Water content; petroleum hydrocarbons; upper intertidal zone; supratidal zone; hypersaline coastal ecosystems; oiled sandy beaches; moisture content

The biodegradation of dispersed crude oil in the ocean is relatively rapid (a half-life of a few weeks). However, it is often much slower on shorelines, usually attributed to low moisture content, nutrient limitation, and higher oil concentrations in beaches than in dispersed plumes. Another factor...