Bioremediation to Clean Up Oil Spills Bioremediation to Clean Up Oil Spills. Image source: Oil is seen leaking from the Japanese-owned bulk carrier, MV Wakashio 13. What is an oil spill? Oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the marine ecosystem due to human activity such as tankers, barges, pipelines, refineries, drilling rigs and storage facilities 1. In April of 2010, the Deepwater Horizon exploded and was one of BPs biggest oil disasters that dumped over 210 million gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico 2. This explosion killed off over 150 endangered sea… Continue reading Bioremediation to Clean Up Oil Spills
Bioremediation to Clean Up Oil Spills
