Biodegradability of lingering crude oil 19 years after the Exxon Valdez oil Spill

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 7613-7621

  Venosa, Albert D ^a   Campo, Pablo ^b   Suidan, Makram T ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTIMULATION; EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL; GEO-SPATIAL; LABORATORY MICROCOSM; LIMITING FACTORS; LINGERING OIL; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NITROGEN SOURCES; NUTRIENT ADDITION; OIL RESIDUES; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGENS; WEATHERING INDICES;

BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE OIL; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN; OIL SPILLS; SOIL MECHANICS; WEATHERING;

BIODEGRADATION;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; CLEANUP; CRUDE OIL; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MICROCOSM; NITROGEN; OIL SPILL; PAH; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROCOSM; NUTRIENT; OIL SPILL; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; STIMULATION; WEATHERING;

ALASKA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; PETROLEUM; WEATHER;

ALASKA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957351187     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es101042h     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Short, J. W.; Lindeberg, M. R.; Harris, P. M.; Maselko, J. M.; Pellak, J. J.; Rice, S. D. Estimate of oil persisting on the beaches of Prince William Sound 12 years after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Environ. Sci. Technol. 2004, 38, 19-25
2. Short, J. W.; Maselko, J. M.; Lindeberg, M. R.; Harris, P. M.; Rice, S. D. Vertical distribution and probability of encountering intertidal Exxon Valdez Oil on shorelines of three embayments within Prince William Sound, Alaska Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40, 3723-3729
3. Short, J. W.; Irvine, G. V.; Mann, D. H.; Maselko, J. M.; Pella, J. J.; Lindeberg, M. R.; Payne, J. R.; Driskell, W. B.; Rice, S. D. Slightly weathered Exxon Valdez Oil persists in Gulf of Alaska beach sediments after 16 years Environ. Sci. Technol. 2007, 41, 1245-1250
4. Atlas, R. M.; Bartha, R. Degradation and mineralization of petroleum in sea water: limitation by nitrogen and phosphorus Biotechnol. Bioeng. 1972, 14, 309-318
5. Atlas, R. M. Microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons: an environmental perspective Microbiol. Rev. 1981, 45, 180-209
6. Wrenn, B. A.; Sarnecki, K. L.; Kohar, E. S.; Lee, K.; Venosa, A. D. Effects of nutrient source and supply on crude oil biodegradation in continuous-flow beach microcosms ASCE J. Environ. Eng. 2006, 132, 75-84
7. Boufadel, M. C.; Reeser, P.; Suidan, M. T.; Wrenn, B. A.; Cheng, J.; Du, X.; Huang, T. L.; Venosa, A. D. Optimal nitrate concentration for the biodegradation of n-heptadecane in a variably saturated sand column Environ. Technol. 1999, 20, 191-199
8. Du, X.; Resser, P.; Suidan, M. T.; Huang, T.; Moteleb, M.; Boufadel, M. C.; Venosa, A. D. Optimum Nitrogen Concentration Supporting Maximum Crude Oil Biodegradation in Microcosms. Proceedings of the International Oil Spill Conference, Seattle, USA, 1999; American Petroleum Institute: Washington, DC, 1999; 485 - 488.
9. Venosa, A. D.; Suidan, M. T.; Wrenn, B. A.; Strohmeier, K. L.; Haines, J. R.; Eberhart, B. L.; King, D. W.; Holder, E. Bioremediation of an experimental oil spill on the shoreline of Delaware Bay Environ. Sci. Technol. 1996, 30, 1764-1775
10. Bragg, J. R.; Prince, R. C.; Harner, E. J.; Atlas, R. M. Effectiveness of bioremediation for the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Nature 1994, 368, 413-418
11. Boehm, P. D.; Page, D. S.; Brown, J. S.; Neff, J. M.; Bragg, J. R.; Atlas, R. M. Distribution and weathering of crude oil residues on shorelines 18 years after the Exxon Valdez Spill Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42, 9210-9216
12. Hayes, M. O.; Michel, J.; Betenbaugh, D. V. The intermittently exposed, coarse grained gravel beaches of Prince William Sound, Alaska: comparison with open-ocean gravel beaches J. Coastal Res. 2010, 26 (1) 4-30
13. Prince, R. C. Petroleum spill bioremediation in marine environments Crit. Rev. Microbiol. 1993, 19, 217-242
14. Eslinger, D. L.; Cooney, R. T.; McRoy, C. P.; Ward, A.; Kline, T. C.; Simpson, E. P.; Wang, J.; Allen, J. Plankton dynamics; observed and modeled responses to physical conditions in Prince William Sound, Alaska Fish. Oceanogr. 2001, 10 (1) 81-96
15. Rosenberg, M.; Rosenberg, E. Role of adherence in growth of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus RAG-1 on hexadecane J. Bacteriol. 1981, 148, 51-57 (Pubitemid 12209399)
16. Watkinson, R. J.; Morgan, P. Physiology of aliphatic hydrocarbon- degrading microorganisms Biodegradation 1990, 1, 79-92
17. Jimenez, I. Y.; Bartha, R. Solvent-Augmented mineralization of pyrene by a Mycobacterium sp Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 1996, 62, 2311-2316
18. Rosenberg, E.; Legmann, R.; Kushmaro, A.; Taube, R.; Adler, E.; Ron, E. Z. Petroleum bioremediation - A multiphase problem Biodegradation 1992, 3, 337-350
19. Nicol, J.-P.; Wise, W. R.; Molz, F. J.; Benefield, L. D. Modeling biodegradation of residual petroleum in a saturated porous column Water Resour. Res. 1994, 30, 3313-3325
20. Berger, D.; Mackay, D. Evaporation of Viscous or Waxy Oils-When is Liquid-Phase Resistance Significant? Proceedings of the 17th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program, June 10-14, Vancouver, Canada, 1994; Environment Canada: Ottawa, 1994; 77 - 92.
21. Atlas, R. M.; Bragg, J. Assessing the Long-Term Weathering of Petroleum on Shorelines: Uses of Conserved Components for Calibrating Loss and Bioremediation Potential. Proceedings of the 30th Arctic Marine Oilspill Program, Edmonton, Canada, 2007; Environment Canada: Ottawa, 2007; 263 - 289.
22. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 3540C Soxhlet Extraction. Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Publication SW-846, 3 rd ed.; EPA: Washington, DC, 2007; http://www.epa.gov/waste/hazard/ testmethods/sw846/pdfs/3540c.pdf.
23. 8270D Semivolatile organic compounds by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). In Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Publication SW-846, 3 rd ed.; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Washington, DC, 2007. Available at http://www.epa.gov/waste/ hazard/testmethods/sw846/pdfs/8270d.pdf.
24. EPA 8015C Non-halogenated organic compounds by gas chromatography. In Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, Publication SW-846, 3 rd ed.; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Washington, DC, 2007; http://www.epa.gov/waste/hazard/testmethods/sw846/pdfs/8015c.pdf.
25. Method 4110C Single-column Ion Chromatography with chemical suppression of eluent conductivity. In Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20 th ed.; Clesceri, L. S.; Greenberg, A. E.; Eaton, A. D., Eds.; American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association and Water Environment Federation: Washington DC, 1998.
26. Hach, C. C.; Brayton, S. V.; Kopelove, A. B. A powerful Kjeldahl nitrogen method using peroxymono-sulphuric acid J. Agric. Food Chem. 1985, 33, 1117-1123
27. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 9030B Acid-Soluble and Acid-Insoluble sulfides: Distillation. In Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods; Publication SW-846, 3 rd ed.; EPA: Washington, DC, 2007. Available at http://www.epa.gov/waste/hazard/testmethods/sw846/pdfs/ 9030b.pdf.
28. Method 2540E, Fixed and Volatile Solids. In Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20 th ed.; Clesceri, L. S.; Greenberg, A. E.; Eaton, A. D., Eds.; American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association and Water Environment Federation: Washington DC, 1998.
29. SAS/STAT software, Version 9.1.3 of the SAS System for UNIX; SAS Institute Inc.: Cary, NC, 2009.
30. Atlas, R.; Bragg, J. Evaluation of PAH Depletion of Subsurface Exxon Valdez Oil Residues Remaining in Prince William Sound in 2007-2008 and their Likely Bioremediation Potential. Proceedings of the 32nd Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program, June 9-11, Vancouver, Canada, 2009; Environment Canada: Ottawa, 2007; 723 - 747.
31. Boufadel, M. C.; Venosa, A. D.; Lee, K. Measurements of Nutrients in Two Beaches of Prince William Sound for Biodegradation Effectiveness. Proceedings of the 31st Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response, June 3-5, Calgary Canada, 2008; Environment Canada: Ottawa, 2008.
32. Diez, S.; Sabate, J.; Vinas, M.; Bayona, J. M.; Solanas, A. M.; Albaiges, J. The Prestige Oil Spill. I. Biodegradation of a heavy fuel oil under simulated conditions Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2005, 24, 2203-2217
33. Gallego, J.; Gonzalez-Rojas, E.; Pelaez, E.; Sanchez, A. J.; Garcia-Martinez, M.; Ortiz, J.; Tones, T.; Llamas, J. Natural attenuation and pioremediation of Prestige fuel oil along the Atlantic coast of Galicia (Spain) Org. Geochem. 2006, 37, 1869-1884
34. Springman, K. R.; Shor, J. W.; Lindeberg, M. R.; Maselko, J.; Khan, C.; Hodson, P. V.; Rice, S. D. Semipermeable membrane devices link site-specific contaminants to effects: Part I-Induction of CYP1A in rainbow trout from contaminants in Prince William Sound, Alaska Marine Environ. Res. 2008, 66 (5) 477-486
35. Short, J. W.; Springman, K. R.; Lindeberg, M. R.; Holland, L. G.; Larsen, M. L.; Sloan, C. A.; Hodson, P. V.; Rice, S. D. Semipermeable membrane Devices link site-specific contaminants to effects: Part II-A comparison of lingering Exxon Valdez oil with other potential sources of CYP1A inducers in Prince William Sound, Alaska Marine Environ. Res. 2008, 66 (5) 487-498
36. Lei, L.; Khodadoust, A. P.; Suidan, M. T.; Tabak, H. H. Biodegradation of sediment-bound PAHs in field-contaminated sediment Water Res. 2004, 39 (2-3) 349-361
37. Ambrosoli, R.; Petruzzelli, L.; Luis-Minati, J.; Ajmone Marsan, F. Anaerobic PAH degradation in soil by a mixed bacterial consortium under denitrifying conditions Chemosphere 2005, 60 (9) 1231-1236
38. McNally, D. L.; Mihelcic, J. R.; Lueking, D. R. Biodegradation of three- and four-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons under aerobic and denitrifying conditions Environ. Sci. Technol. 1998, 32 (17) 2633-2639
39. Sharak-Genthner, B. R.; Townsend, G. T.; Lantz, S. E.; Mueller, J. G. Persistence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon components of creosote under anaerobic enrichment conditions Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 1997, 32 (1) 99-105
40. Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria: Environmental and Engineered Systems; Barton, L. L.; Hamilton, W. A., Eds.; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, U.K., 2007.
41. Metcalf & Eddy Inc. Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse, 4 th ed.; Tchobanoglous, G.; Burton, F. L.; Stensel, H. D., Eds.; McGraw-Hill Companies: New York, 2003.
42. Pedrosa, F. O.; Elmerich, C. Regulation of nitrogen fixation and ammonium assimilation in associative and andophytic nitrogen fixing bacteria. In Associative and Endophytic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria and Cyanobacterial Associations; Elmerich, C.; Newton, W. E., Eds.; Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2007; pp 41 - 73.