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Oil spills in coastal regions of the Arctic and Subarctic: Environmental impacts, response tactics, and preparedness

Author(s): Bi H; Wang Z; Yue R; Sui J; Mulligan CN; Lee K; Pegau S; Chen Z; An C;

Coastal areas of the Arctic and Subarctic are vulnerable to accidental oil spills, impacting the ecosystem, society, and economy. This article provides a comprehensive overview of oil spill pollution issues in cold regions, focusing on environmental impacts, oil transport and fate, coastal/shoreline response measures, and the state of current internationa ...

Article GUID: 39689468


Exploring the glycoprotein washing fluid-assisted cleanup for the restoration of oil-contaminated shorelines with environmental integrity

Author(s): Sui J; Yue R; Bi H; Fu H; Yang A; Wang M; An C;

Spilled oil in ocean can spread to the shoreline and cause long-term impacts on the shoreline's ecological environment. Therefore, removing oil accumulated on shorelines is crucial. This study proposed an innovative ovalbumin (OVA) fluid-assisted method for the cleanup of oiled shoreline substrates. The oil removal efficiency of OVA fluids was systema ...

Article GUID: 39260515


Preparation, characteristics, and performance of the microemulsion system in the removal of oil from beach sand

Author(s): Bi H; Mulligan CN; Lee K; An C; Wen J; Yang X; Lyu L; Qu Z;

Oil deposited on shoreline substrates has serious adverse effects on the coastal environment and can persist for a long time. In this study, a green and effective microemulsion (ME) derived from vegetable oil was developed as a washing fluid to remove stranded oil from beach sand. The pseudo-ternary phase diagrams of the castor oil/water (without or witho ...

Article GUID: 37399736


Development and testing of a SOSM approach to examine the natural attenuation of oil spillage on shorelines

Author(s): Yang Z; Chen Z;

Understanding the fate and behavior of spilled oil on the shoreline is crucial for helping decision-makers make trade-offs between natural attenuation and shoreline treatments. In this study, primary processes of oil attenuation and translocation on the shoreline, including penetration, washout, and biodegradation, have been considered to develop a numeri ...

Article GUID: 35843085


Cleanup of oiled shorelines using a dual responsive nanoclay/sodium alginate surface washing agent

Author(s): Yue R; An C; Ye Z; Bi H; Chen Z; Liu X; Zhang X; Lee K;

Oil spills may affect ecosystems and endanger public health. In this study, we developed a novel and dual responsive nanoclay/sodium alginate (NS) washing fluid, and systematically evaluated its application potential in oiled shoreline cleanup. The characterization results demonstrated that sodium alginate combined with nanoclay via hydrogen bonds, and wa ...

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A green initiative for oiled sand cleanup using chitosan/rhamnolipid complex dispersion with pH-stimulus response

Author(s): Chen Z; An C; Wang Y; Zhang B; Tian X; Lee K;

The released oil can affect the vulnerable shoreline environment if the oil spills happen in coastal waters. The stranded oil on shorelines is persistent, posing a long-term influence on the intertidal ecosystem after weathering. Therefore, shoreline cleanup techniques are required to remove the oil from the shoreline environment. In this study, a new sho ...

Article GUID: 34687682


Exploring the use of alginate hydrogel coating as a new initiative for emergent shoreline oiling prevention

Author(s): Bi H; An C; Mulligan CN; Wang Z; Zhang B; Lee K;

Marine oil spills are often reported as a result of activities associated with oil exploration, production and transportation. The spilled oil may reach the shoreline, and then the stranded oil can persist for a long time, exerting many negative effects on coastal ecosystems. Conventional shoreline cleanup methods cannot effectively remove the oil residue ...

Article GUID: 34346356


Investigation into the impact of aged microplastics on oil behavior in shoreline environments

Author(s): Feng Q; An C; Chen Z; Yin J; Zhang B; Lee K; Wang Z;

Understanding the interactions between oil and other particles in shoreline can help determine the environmental risk and cleanup strategy after oil spill. Nevertheless, far less has been known regarding the impact of aged MPs on oil behavior in the shoreline environment. In this study, the aging course of polyethylene (PE) in shaking seawater and ultravi ...

Article GUID: 34332489


Disposable masks release microplastics to the aqueous environment with exacerbation by natural weathering

Author(s): Wang Z; An C; Chen X; Lee K; Zhang B; Feng Q;

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven explosive growth in the use of masks has resulted in many issues related to the disposal and management of waste masks. As improperly disposed masks enter the ocean, the risk to the marine ecological system is further aggravated, especially in the shoreline environment. The objective of this study is to explore the changin ...

Article GUID: 34015713


Investigation into the oil removal from sand using a surface washing agent under different environmental conditions.

Author(s): Bi H, An C, Chen X, Owens E, Lee K

Spilled oil frequently reaches the shorelines and affects coastal biota and communities. The application of surface washing agents is an important shoreline cleanup technique that can help remove stranded oil from substrate surfaces with the advantages of high removal efficiency, low toxicity, and strong economic viability. In this study, the investigatio ...

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