Open AccessCharacteristics of Petroleum Compounds and their Removal from the Aquatic Environment
Author(s) -
Maria WłodarczykMakuła
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
civil and environmental engineering reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2450-8594
pISSN - 2080-5187
DOI - 10.2478/ceer-2020-0007
Subject(s) - petroleum , aquatic environment , pollution , environmental science , biochemical engineering , oil spill , wastewater , oil field , waste management , environmental engineering , engineering , petroleum engineering , chemistry , biology , ecology , organic chemistry
The aim of the study was to characterize the components of crude oil, with particular emphasis on those that have a toxic effect on organisms, and to describe the sources of pollution and the methodology for determining these compounds in aqueous solutions. In addition, the study presents the legal provisions in the field of petroleum compounds and practical methods for their removal in the event of uncontrolled emission of these compounds into the aquatic environment as well as methods used in the treatment of wastewater loaded with these compounds.