In situ bioremediation strategies for oiled shoreline environments

摘要

Despite advances in preventative measures, recent events have demonstrated that accidental oil spills at sea will still occur. While physical (e. g. booms and skimmers) and chemical (e. g. chemical dispersants) methods have been developed to recover And/or disperse oil spilled at sea, they are not 100/100 effective and are frequently limited by operational constraints attributed To sea state and/or nature of the contaminant. As a result, oil spills frequently impact shoreline environments. In situ Bioremediation, the addition of substances or modification of habitat at contaminated sites to accelerate natural Biodegradation processes, is now recognised s an alternative spill response technology for the remediation of these sites.