The local evanescent array coupled (LEAC) chip-scale sensor is demonstrated for rapid detection of benzene, toluene and xylenes (BTX) in water at sub-ppm concentrations with minimal sample preparation. BTX analytes are found to concentrate into the chip’s Teflon AF upper cladding sensing region, causing an increase in refractive index, which modulates evanescent coupling into the chip’s integra...

Accidental fuel spills on world heritage subantarctic Macquarie Island have caused considerable contamination. Due to the island's high latitude position, its climate, and its fragile ecosystem, traditional methods of remediation are unsuitable for on-site clean up. We investigated the tolerance of a subantarctic native tussock grass, Poa foliosa (Hook. f.), to Special Antarctic Blend (SAB) die...

INTRODUCTION Underground storage tanks containing hydrocarbonbased fuels are found worldwide. Many of these underground storage tanks are known to have leaks, allowing gasoline, diesel or other fuels to contaminate the surrounding soil. As of 1992, there were two million underground tanks being monitored for leaks and an additional three million not monitored for leaks within the United States ...

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A number of techniques, both mechanical and biological, have been investigated for the remediation of persistent organic contaminants from soils. However, most of these techniques have been applied independently. As a consequence of using only one process, remediation usually is slow for persistent organic contaminants. To improve remediation, a few techniques that complement different aspects ...

Hydrocarbons occur in fossil fuels such as crude oil and consist mainly of hydrogen carbon. Although they are natural chemicals, refining results commercial products with new physico-chemical properties, which can increase their complexity toxicity, hamper degradation. The presence biodiverse microbial communities is a prerequisite for an effective homeostatic response to the various hydrocarbo...

Used oil waste is often dumped on the ground around workshop, causing soil pollution which can reduce function of soil. The most difficult contaminants in used to decompose are hydrocarbon compounds, highly toxic, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). concentration a sample determined by measuring total petroleum (TPH) concentration. This study was conducted determine germination ability Hel...

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is activated by 3-methylcholanthrene (MC), a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and environmental contaminants, such as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. Adrenalectomized (ADX) rats have decreased hepatic AHR protein and lower levels of MC-induced CYP1B1 mRNA. To further characterize the effects of decreased AHR protein and the response to MC in ADX rats, we...

One of the major environmental concerns of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the ecological impact of the oil that reached shorelines of the Gulf Coast. Here we investigated the impact of the oil on the microbial composition in beach samples collected in June 2010 along a heavily impacted shoreline near Grand Isle, Louisiana. Successional changes in the microbial communi...