Removal by sorption and in situ biodegradation of oil spills limits damage to marine biota: A laboratory simulation

Ambio

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 173-179

  Suni, Sonja ^a   Koskinen, Kaisa ^a   Kauppi, Sari ^a   Hannula, Emilia ^a   Ryynänen, Tuukka ^a   Aalto, Annika ^a   Jäänheimo, Jenni ^a   Ikävalko, Johanna ^b   Romantschuk, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ACADEMY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIVALVE; DIESEL; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; LABORATORY METHOD; LOW TEMPERATURE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OIL SPILL; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SALINITY; SEAWATER; SORPTION; SURVIVAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 34250645647     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447(2007)36[173:RBSAIS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

References (63)

1. NAS. 2003. Oil in the Sea III: Inputs, Fates, and Effects. National Academy of Sciences. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
2. HELCOM. 2003. The Baltic marine environment 1999-2002. Balt. Sea Environ. Proc. 87. Helsinki Commission, Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission.
3. Hänninen, S. and Rytkonen, J. 2004. Oil Transportation and Terminal Development in the Gulf of Finland. VTT Publications 547, Espoo, Finland, 151 p.
4. IMO. 2002. Guidelines for the Designation of Special Areas under Marpol 73/78 and Guidelines for the Identification and Designation of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas. IMO A22/Res. 927 pp. 1-22.
5. Finnish Institute of Marine Research. 2006. (http://www.fimr.fi/fi/ itamerikanta/bsds/810.html, 27.9. 2006)
6. Mackay, D., 1985. The physical and chemical fate of spilled oil. In: Petroleum Effects in the Arctic Environment. Engelhardt, F.R. (ed). Elsevier Applied Science Publishers, Essex, pp. 37-61.
7. Payne, J.R., McNabb, G.D. Jr. and Clayton, R. Jr. 1991. Oil-weathering behaviour in Arctic environments. Polar Res. 10, 631-662.
8. Sikkema, J., DeBont, J.A.M. and Poolman, B. 1995. Mechanisms of membrane toxicity of hydrocarbons. Microbiol. Rev. 59, 201-222.
9. Nelson-Smith, A. 1982. Biological consequences of oil spills in Arctic waters. In: The Arctic Ocean. The Hydrographic Environment and the Fate of Pollutants. Rey, L. (ed.), Macmillan Press Ltd., London and Basingstoke, pp. 275-293.
10. Wells, P.G. and Percy, J.A. 1985. Effects of oil on Arctic invertebrates. In: Petroleum Effects in the Arctic Environment. Engelhardt, F.R. (ed). Elsevier Applied Science Publishers, Essex, pp. 101-156.
11. Robertson, A. 1988. Petroleum hydrocarbons. In: AMAP Assessment Report: Arctic Pollution Issues. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP), Oslo, Norway, pp. 661-716.
12. Engelhardt, F.R. (ed). 1985. Petroleum Effects in the Arctic Environment. Elsevier Applied Science Publishers, Essex, 281 pp.
13. Malins, D. C. 1977. Effects of Petroleum and Arctic and Subarctic Marine Environments and Organisms. Volume II. Biological Effects. Academic Press, New York, 500 pp.
14. NAS 1980. The International Mussel Watch. Report of a Workshop Sponsored by the Environmental Studies Board. Commission on Natural Resources, National Research Council. Washington D.C., 248 pp.
15. Kautsky, N. 1981. On the trophic role of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) in a Baltic coastal ecosystem and the fate of the organic mater produced by the mussels. Kieler Meeresforsch., Sonderh.5, 454-461.
16. Kautsky, N. 1982. En levande matta på Östersjöns botten. Forskning och Framsteg 2, 46-49.
17. Labarta, U., Fernandez-Reiriz, M., Garrido, J., Babarro, J., Bayona, J. and Albaiges, J. 2005. Response of mussel recruits to pollution from the 'Prestige' oil spill along the Galicia coast. A biochemical approach. Mar. Ecol.-Prog Ser. 302, 135-145.
18. Szefer, P. 2002. Metal pollutants and radionuclides in the Baltic Sea - an overview. Oceanologia 44, 129-178.
19. Orlova, M.I. and Panov, V.E. 2004. Establishment of the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorphs (Pallas), in the Neva Estuary (Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea): distribution, population structure and possible impact on local unionid bivalves. Hydrobiologia 514, 207-217.
20. Aarset, A.V. and Zachariassen, K.E. 1982. Effects of oil pollution on the freezing tolerance and solute concentration of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis. Mar. Biol. 72, 45-51.
21. Williams, R.J. 1970. Freezing tolerance in Mytilus edulis. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 35, 145-161.
22. Berthou, F., Baloüet, G., Bodennec, G. and Marchand, M. 1987. The occurrence of hydrocarbons and histopathological abnormalities in oysters for seven years following the wreck of the Amoco Cadiz in Brittany, France. Mar. Environ. Res. 23, 103-133.
23. Farrington, J.W., Davis, A.C., Frew, N.M. and Rabin, K.S. 1982. No 2 fuel oil compounds in Mytilus edulis. Mar. Biol. 66, 15-26.
24. Clark, R.L. Jr. and Finley, J.S. 1973. Paraffin hydrocarbon patterns in petroleum-polluted mussels. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 4, 172-176.
25. Rowland, S.J. and Volkman, J.K. 1982. Biogenic and pollutants aliphatic hydrocarbons in Mytilus edulis from the North Sea. Mar. Environ. Res. 7, 117-130.
26. Axiak, V. and George, J.J. 1987a. Effetcs of exposure to petroleum hydrocarbons on the gill functions and ciliary activities of a marine bivalve. Mar. Biol. 94, 241-249.
27. Axiak, V. and George, J.J. 1987b. Bioenergetic responses of the marine bivalve Venus verrucosa on long-term exposure to petroleum hydrocarbons. Mar. Environ. Res. 23, 33-47.
28. Widdows, J., Bakke, T., Bayne, B.L., Donkin, P., Livingstone, D.R., Lowe, D.M., Moore, M.N., Evans, S.V., et al. 1982. Responses of Mytilus edulis on exposure to the water-accommodated fraction of North Sea oil. Mar. Bio. 67, 15-31.
29. Widdows, J., Donkin, P. and Evans, S.V. 1987. Physiological responses of Mytilus edulis during chronic oil exposure and recovery. Mar. Environ. Res. 23, 15-32.
30. Bayne, B.L., Widdows, J., Moore, M.N., Salkeld, P.N., Worrall, C.M. and Donkin, P. 1982. Some ecological consequences of the physiological and biochemical effects of petroleum compounds on marine mollusks. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 297, 219-239.
31. Lowe, D.M. and Pipe, R.K. 1987. Mortality and quantitative aspects of storage cell utilization in mussels, Mytilus edulis, following exposure to diesel oil hydrocarbons. Mar. Environ. Res. 22, 243-251.
32. Axiak, V., George, J.J. and Moore, M.N. 1988. Petroleum hydrocarbons in the marine bivalve Venus verucosa; accumulation and cellular responses. Mar. Biol. 97, 225-230.
33. Lowe, D.M., Moore, M.N. and Clarke, K.R. 1981. Effects of oil on digestive cells in mussels: quantitative alterations in cellular and lysosomal structure. Aquatic. Toxicol. 1, 213-226.
34. Linden, O. 1977. Sublethal effects of oil on mollusk species from the Baltic Sea. Water Air Soil Pollut. 8, 305-313.
35. Strömgren, T. 1986. The combined effects of copper and hydrocarbons on the length growth of Mytilus edulis. Mar. Environ. Res. 19, 251-258.
36. Berthou, F., Balouët, G., Bodennec, G. and Marchand, M. 1987. The occurrence of hydrocarbons and histopathological abnormalities in oysters for seven years following the wreck of the Amoco Cadiz in Brittany, France. Mar. Environ. Res. 23, 103-133.
37. McCormick-Ray, M.G. 1987. Hemocytes of Mytilus edulis affected by Prudhoe Bay crude oil emulsion. Mar. Environ. Res. 22, 107-122.
38. Suni, S., Kosunen, A.-L., Hautala, M., Pasila, A. and Romantschuk, M. 2004. Use of a by-product of peat excavation, cotton grass fibre, as a sorbent for oil-spills. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 49, 916-921.
39. Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E.F. and Maniatis, T. 2001. Appendix 2: Media. In: Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (3rd ed). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor.
40. Utermöhl, H. 1958. Zur Vervollkommung der quantitativen Phytoplankton Methodik. Mitteilungen Internationale Vereiningung für Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie 9, 1-38.
41. Howard, D.W., Lewis, E.J., Keller, B.J. and Smith, C.S. 2004. Histological Techniques for Marine Bivalve Mollusks and Crustaceans. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 5, 218 pp.
42. Lindgren, C. and Lindblom, E. 2004. Short-Term Effects of Accidental Oil Pollution in Waters of the Nordic Countries. IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute Ltd, Arkivnr U964.
43. Choi, H.-M. and Cloud, R.M. 1992. Natural sorbents in oil spill cleanup. Environ. Sci. Technol. 26, 772-776.
44. Johnston, R., Manjrekar, T. and Halligan, J. 1973. Removal of oil from water surfaces by sorption on unstructured Fibers. Environ. Sci. Technol. 7, 439-443.
45. Choi, H.-M., Kwon, H. and Moreau, J. 1993. Cotton nonwovens as oil-spill cleanup sorbents. Text. Res. J. 63, 211-218.
46. Choi, H.-M. and Moreau, J. 1993. Oil sorption behavior of various sorbents studied by sorption capacity measurement and environmental scanning electronmicroscopy. Microsc. Res. Tech. 25, 447-455.
47. Choi, H.-M. 1996. Needlepunched cotton nonwovens and other natural fibers as oil cleanup sorbents. J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part A 31, 1441-1457.
48. Radetic, M., Jocic, D., Jovancic, P., Petrovic, Z. and Thomas, H. 2003. Recycled wool-based nonwoven material as an oil sorbent. Environ. Sci. Technol. 37, 1008-1012.
49. Delille, D., Bassères, A. and Dessommes, A. 1998. Effectiveness of bioremediation for oil-polluted Antarctic seawater. Polar Biol. 19, 237-241.
50. Brakstad, O. and Bonaunet, K. 2006. Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in seawater at low temperatures (0-5°C) and bacterial communities associated with degradation. Biodegradation 17, 71-82.
51. Delille, D., Delille, B. and Pelletier. E. 2002. Effectiveness of bioremediation of crude oil contaminated subantarctic intertidal sediment: the microbial response. Microb. Ecol. 44, 118-126.
52. Delille. D., Bassères, A. and Dessommes, A. 1997. Seasonal variation of bacteria in sea ice contaminated by diesel fuel and dispersed crude oil. Microb. Ecol. 33, 97-105.
53. Linden, O., Rosemarin, A., Lindskog, A., Hoglund, C. and Johansson, S. 1987. Effects of oil and oil dispersant on an enclosed marine ecosystem. Environ. Sci. Technol. 21, 374-382.
54. HELCOM. 2006. Restricted use of chemical agents and other non-mechanical means in oil combatting operations in the Baltic Sea. (www.helcom.fi/ Recommendations/en_GB/rec22_2/).
55. Michaud, L., Lo Giudice, A., Saitta, M., De Domenico, M. and Bruni, V. 2004. The biodegradation efficiency on diesel oil by two psychrotrophic Antarctic marine bacteria during a two-month-long experiment. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 49, 405-409.
56. Otremba, Z. and Toczek, H. 2002. Degradation of crude oil film on the surface of seawater: the role of luminous, biological and aqutorial factors. Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 11, 555-559.
57. Ikävalko, J. 2005. Review of the oil spill effects on arctic marine ecosystems. MERI- Report Series of the Finnish Institute of Marine Research No. 54, 41-69.
58. Johansson, S. 1980. Impact of oil on the pelagic ecosystem. In: The Thesis Oil Spill. Kinemann, J.J., Elmgren, R. and Hansson, S. (eds). US Department of Commerce, NOAA, Washington DC, pp. 61-80.
59. Ikävalko, J., Dieckmann, G. and Gerdes, B. 2005. An experimental study of the effects of Statfjord crude oil, and application of Inipol and fish meal on the sea ice biota in Svalbard in February-April 2004. AMOP 28, 993-1004.
60. Cross, W. 1987. Effects of oil and chemically treated oil on primary productivity of high arctic ice algae studied in situ. Arctic 40, 266-276.
61. Hjorth, M. 2005. Responses of Marine Plankton to Pollutant Stress. Integrated Community Studies of Structure and Funcion. PhD thesis. National Environmental Research Institute, Department of Marine Ecology/Roskilde University, GESS, Denmark. 32 p.
62. Sunila, I. 1987. Histopathology of mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) from the Tvärminne area, the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea). Ann. Zool. Fennici. 24, 55-69.
63. We appreciate Dr. Inke Sunila from the State of Connecticut for sharing her insights about the effects of oil on mussels. We thank Timo Nurkkala and Pentti Wahlroos from the Neste Oil Ltd. for the delivery of the water for the mesocosm experiments, and Ilkka Ilmavirta from VAPO Ltd for providing us with the cotton grass fiber. Funding was received from the Academy of Finland programme BIREME.