TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors influencing the fate of oil spilled on shorelines
T2 - a review
AU - Wang, Zheng
AU - An, Chunjiang
AU - Lee, Kenneth
AU - Owens, Edward
AU - Chen, Zhi
AU - Boufadel, Michel
AU - Taylor, Elliott
AU - Feng, Qi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - Accidental oil spills in ocean may occur during exploration, production, transportation and use. The spilled oil frequently reaches shoreline where it may harm more or less the ecosystem depending on the physicochemical properties of spilled oil. Here, we review the physicochemical behavior of petroleum hydrocarbons, such as crude oil and refined products, on various types of shorelines under various environmental conditions. During migration to the shore, the oil characteristics can change by evaporation, photooxidation, partition and aggregation. The penetration, remobilization and retention of stranded oil on shorelines are affected by the beach topography and the natural environment. We also discuss the attenuation and fate of oil on shorelines from laboratory and field experiments.
AB - Accidental oil spills in ocean may occur during exploration, production, transportation and use. The spilled oil frequently reaches shoreline where it may harm more or less the ecosystem depending on the physicochemical properties of spilled oil. Here, we review the physicochemical behavior of petroleum hydrocarbons, such as crude oil and refined products, on various types of shorelines under various environmental conditions. During migration to the shore, the oil characteristics can change by evaporation, photooxidation, partition and aggregation. The penetration, remobilization and retention of stranded oil on shorelines are affected by the beach topography and the natural environment. We also discuss the attenuation and fate of oil on shorelines from laboratory and field experiments.
KW - Environmental factors
KW - Fate and transport
KW - Oil spill
KW - Physicochemical behaviors
KW - Shoreline
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U2 - 10.1007/s10311-020-01097-4
DO - 10.1007/s10311-020-01097-4
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85091945044
SN - 1610-3653
VL - 19
SP - 1611
EP - 1628
JO - Environmental Chemistry Letters
JF - Environmental Chemistry Letters
IS - 2
ER -