Hydrocarbon Contamination in Sediments of Nueces Bay, Texas

2000 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. K. Sharma ◽  
S. D. Hicks ◽  
W. Rivera ◽  
F. G. Vazquez
Keyword(s):  
Hydrocarbon Contamination ◽  
Nueces Bay

Hydrocarbon Contamination in Sediments of Nueces Bay, Texas

2000 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. K. Sharma ◽  
S. D. Hicks ◽  
W. Rivera ◽  
F. G. Vazquez
Keyword(s):  
Hydrocarbon Contamination ◽  
Nueces Bay

Corrections for surface films in microanalysis by EDS and EELS

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1230-1231
Author(s):  
J. Bentley ◽  
E. A. Kenik
Keyword(s):  
Hydrocarbon Contamination ◽  
Specimen Preparation ◽  
Surface Films ◽  
Ion Milling ◽  
Preferential Sputtering ◽  
Electron Energy Loss Spectrometry ◽  
Composition Determination ◽  
Analytical Electron ◽  
First Order Correction ◽  
Electron Energy Loss

Common artifacts on analytical electron microscope (AEM) specimens prepared from bulk materials are surface films with altered structure and composition that result from electropolishing, oxidation, hydrocarbon contamination, or ion milling (preferential sputtering or deposition of sputtered specimen or support material). Of course, the best solution for surface films is to avoid them by improved specimen preparation and handling procedures or to remove them by low energy ion sputter cleaning, a capability that already exists on some specialized AEMs and one that is likely to become increasingly common. However, the problem remains and it is surprising that surface films have not received more attention with respect to composition determination by energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS) and electron energy loss spectrometry (EELS).For EDS, an effective first-order correction to remove the contribution of surface films on wedge shaped specimens is to subtract from the spectrum of interest a spectrum obtained under identical conditions (probe current, diffracting conditions, acquisition live time) from a thinner region of the specimen.

Pilot-Scale Demonstration of DARAMEND Enhanced Bioremediation of Sediment Contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Hamilton Harbour

1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 433-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Bucens ◽  
Alan Seech ◽  
Igor Marvan
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Hydrocarbon Contamination ◽  
Active Management ◽  
Treatment Technology ◽  
Technology Program ◽  
Hamilton Harbour ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Enhanced Bioremediation

Abstract In 1992, GRACE Dearborn, Inc. was contracted by Environment Canada to conduct a field-scale demonstration of the DARAMEND bioremediation technology under the auspices of the Great Lakes Cleanup Fund's Contaminated Sediment Treatment Technology Program. The demonstration on approximately 150 tonnes of sediment dredged from Hamilton Harbour was completed by January 1994. Two distinct batches of sediment were treated. One batch of 90 tonnes of sediment, dredged directly from the harbour without any pretreatment, is the focus of this paper. Sediment was received in October 1992 and was treated through to December 1993. Treatment was conducted in an high-density polyethylene-lined treatment cell that was covered by a steel framed greenhouse. The treatment involved amending, tilling and closely controlling the sediment water content. In approximately 300 days of treatment, the level of total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination was reduced from approximately 1,000 µg/g to 100 µg/g, corresponding to a destruction and removal efficiency of approximately 90%. Notably, the high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (containing 4 to 6 benzene rings) were effectively degraded to concentrations below the Ministry of the Environment and Energy’s Soil Placement Guideline for controlled fill (MOEE 1992). The trend in the data suggest that following addition of DARAMEND amendment and several months of active management, the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons would continue to biodegrade as a result of the DARAMEND amendment even without active management of the sediment.

scholarly journals Characterization of microbial response to petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in a lacustrine ecosystem

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilio D’Ugo ◽  
Milena Bruno ◽  
Arghya Mukherjee ◽  
Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay ◽  
Roberto Giuseppetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Petroleum Hydrocarbon ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Hydrocarbon Contamination ◽  
Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination ◽  
Microbial Response ◽  
Pollution Event ◽  
Hydrocarbonoclastic Potential

AbstractMicrobiomes of freshwater basins intended for human use remain poorly studied, with very little known about the microbial response to in situ oil spills. Lake Pertusillo is an artificial freshwater reservoir in Basilicata, Italy, and serves as the primary source of drinking water for more than one and a half million people in the region. Notably, it is located in close proximity to one of the largest oil extraction plants in Europe. The lake suffered a major oil spill in 2017, where approximately 400 tons of crude oil spilled into the lake; importantly, the pollution event provided a rare opportunity to study how the lacustrine microbiome responds to petroleum hydrocarbon contamination. Water samples were collected from Lake Pertusillo 10 months prior to and 3 months after the accident. The presence of hydrocarbons was verified and the taxonomic and functional aspects of the lake microbiome were assessed. The analysis revealed specialized successional patterns of lake microbial communities that were potentially capable of degrading complex, recalcitrant hydrocarbons, including aromatic, chloroaromatic, nitroaromatic, and sulfur containing aromatic hydrocarbons. Our findings indicated that changes in the freshwater microbial community were associated with the oil pollution event, where microbial patterns identified in the lacustrine microbiome 3 months after the oil spill were representative of its hydrocarbonoclastic potential and may serve as effective proxies for lacustrine oil pollution.

scholarly journals ENVIROMENTAL HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION IN RICOTTA AND MOZZARELLA DI BUFALA CHEESE

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (8) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Mercogliano ◽  
A De Felice ◽  
C Chirollo ◽  
R Marrone ◽  
M Panzardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrocarbon Contamination

Shrinkage properties of natural and diesel oil-contaminated fine soils from central Poland

2021 ◽  
pp. qjegh2021-006
Author(s):  
Dorota Izdebska-Mucha ◽  
Emilia Wójcik
Keyword(s):  
Expansive Soils ◽  
Diesel Oil ◽  
Hydrocarbon Contamination ◽  
Volumetric Shrinkage ◽  
Limit Values ◽  
Central Poland ◽  
Shrinkage Behaviour ◽  
Margin Of Safety ◽  
Glacial Tills

The objectives of this paper are to provide a regional description of the shrinkage parameters of Neogene clays and glacial tills from central Poland; and to present the effects of hydrocarbon contamination on the shrinkage behaviour of soils. Forty samples containing from 19 to 90% clay-size particles were tested. The comparison of the three methods applied has indicated that the shrinkage limit values obtained by the BS 1377-2 method provide a greater margin of safety when used in the classification of expansive soils and yield the best matching in the analysis of the variability of the shrinkage limit in relation to other soil index parameters. A good correlation was found between the shrinkability index and the consistency index, which leads to a new classification of soils. The shrinkage tests of clean and diesel oil-contaminated samples revealed that contamination has a significant and irregular effect on the values of shrinkage parameters. For low degree of contamination the shrinkage limit of both soils had the lowest values and the volumetric shrinkage was maximum, and then with increasing ON content the shrinkage limit values tend to increase, while the volumetric shrinkage decreased.

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