Suspended particles enhance biodegradation of oil in sea SCIE SCOPUS

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Title
Suspended particles enhance biodegradation of oil in sea
Author(s)
Loh, Andrew; Shankar, Ravi; Ha, Sung Yong; An, Joon Geon; Yim, Un Hyuk
KIOST Author(s)
Loh, Andrew(Loh, Andrew)Ha, Sung Yong(하성용)An, Joon Geon(안준건)Yim, Un Hyuk(임운혁)
Alternative Author(s)
Andrew; RAVI; 하성용; 안준건; 임운혁
Publication Year
2019-10-01
Abstract
Biodegradation patterns of oil in four distinct phases were compared over a 14-day series of exposures. The dispersibility and stability of oil droplets in the water column were important factors affecting oil biodegradation. Due to the stability of oil droplets with particle interactions, oil-suspended particulate matter aggregates (OSA) showed a five-fold enhancement in biodegradation compared to non-dispersed oil. The reduction of total petroleum hydrocarbons was highest in OSA (51.45%), followed by chemically dispersed oil (33.5%), oil film (21.6%), and water-accommodated fractions (WAF, 143%). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) profiles and percentage weathering plots showed that reductions in PAHs in WAF, oil film, and chemically dispersed oil were mainly due to evaporation (41.5-69.5%) and only partially due to biodegradation (7.4-16.3%). However, the reduction of PAHs in OSA was driven more by biodegradation (36.8%) than evaporation (29.7%). The strong PAH-particle interactions in OSA inhibited evaporation of PAHs and enhanced microorganism biodegradation in the water column. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0048-9697
URI
https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/485
DOI
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.390
Bibliographic Citation
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, v.685, pp.324 - 331, 2019
Publisher
ELSEVIER
Subject
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS; CRUDE-OIL; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPILL; FATE; BIOREMEDIATION; QUANTITATION; REMEDIATION
Keywords
Biodegradation; Suspended particles; Oil-suspended particulate matter aggregates; Petroleum hydrocarbons
Type
Article
Language
English
Document Type
Article
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