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- Title
Assessment of crude oil biodegradation in arctic seashore sediments: effects of temperature, salinity, and crude oil concentration.
- Authors
Sharma, Priyamvada; Schiewer, Silke
- Abstract
The expected increase in offshore oil exploration and production in the Arctic may lead to crude oil spills along arctic shorelines. To evaluate the potential effectiveness of bioremediation to treat such spills, oil spill bioremediation in arctic sediments was simulated in laboratory microcosms containing beach sediments from Barrow (Alaska), spiked with North Slope Crude, and incubated at varying temperatures and salinities. Biodegradation was measured via respiration rates (CO production); volatilization was quantified by gas chromatography/mass spectrophotometry (GC/MS) analysis of hydrocarbons sorbed to activated carbon, and hydrocarbons remaining in the sediment were quantified by GC/flame ionization detector (FID). Higher temperature leads to increased biodegradation by naturally occurring microorganisms, while the release of volatile organic compounds was similar at both temperatures. Increased salinity had a small positive impact on crude oil removal. At higher crude oil dosages, volatilization increased, however CO production did not. While only a small percentage of crude oil was completely biodegraded, a larger percentage was volatilized within 6-9 weeks.
- Subjects
BIODEGRADATION of petroleum; PETROLEUM prospecting &; the environment; OFFSHORE oil well drilling &; the environment; SEAWATER salinity; VAPORIZATION in water purification; MINERALIZATION; GAS chromatography/Mass spectrometry (GC-MS); FLAME ionization detectors
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2016, Vol 23, Issue 15, p14881
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-016-6601-9