Special Issue "Effects of Mineral Oil Spills on the Marine Environment and Human Health"

A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2022.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Matthias Grote
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Guest Editor
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Unit Chemical Exposure and Transport Dangerous Goods, Max-Dohrn-Str 8-10, D-10589 Berlin, Germany
Interests: toxicology; occurrence; fate; effects of pollutants; environmental risk assessment; oil spill; response; marine pollution; ballast water treatment; disinfection by-products

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Mineral oil spills can severely affect marine organisms, communities and ecosystems, especially in the short term. Furthermore, health risks for coastal residents and people participating in the cleanup operations have been described. Science can provide a valuable contribution to estimate exposure, describe effects, quantify risks and understand the recovery processes.

In this Special Issue, we invite research (original articles, reviews, and communications) that addresses the environmental or human health effects and risks associated with mineral oil spills. Of interest to this Special Issue are

  • The assessment of occurrence, transport, and fate of oil and oil components in marine and coastal ecosystems resulting from accidental releases;
  • The characterization of exposure of the environment or humans to oil and oil components via experimental as well as modelling approaches;
  • Investigations on uptake, metabolism, and effects of oil or oil components in in vitro toxicological assays, aquatic organisms and ecosystems, and humans;
  • Approaches to assessing the risks and long-term effects of oil and oil components to the environment and humans, including epidemiological analyses;
  • Evaluation of methodologies to eliminate or reduce the exposure of the environment and humans to oil.

Dr. Matthias Grote
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • Marine oil spills
  • Environmental risk assessment
  • Human risk assessment
  • Oil components
  • Marine organisms
  • Recovery
  • Exposure modelling

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission, see below for planned papers.

Planned Papers

The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.

Title: The Importance of Data Reliability When Assessing Impacts of Marine Mineral Oil Spills
Authors: Wait, A. D.
Affiliation: Gradient, One Beacon St,17th Floor, Boston, MA 02108 USA
Abstract: The sampling and analysis of spilled mineral oils in the marine environment can be a challenging undertaking. Mineral oils are complex assemblages of hydrocarbons, the composition of which can vary widely depending on the source oil and product specifications. Further, the marine environment can be harsh and variable, producing a rigorous source of hydrocarbon degradation of a mineral oil assemblage. Researchers must ensure that any measurements used to determine the nature and extent of the oil release, the fate and transport of the mineral oil constituents, and any resultant toxicological effects are determined using representative data that meet the study's data quality objectives. The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance for crafting obtainable data quality objectives and provide insights into producing reliable results that properly underpins researchers findings when scrutinzed by others.

Title: Effects of mesoscale eddy protrusion and detachment on self-cleaning processes of the Black Sea coastal zone
Authors: Konstantin A. Korotenko, PhD, Professor
Affiliation: Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract: Marine environmental pollution caused by petroleum hydrocarbons is of great concern since they are toxic to all forms of life. For environmental sensitivity of the Black Sea, as a semi-enclosed sea, any large scale oil spills resulting, say, from deepwater mining can cause destructive impacts on the marine environment and beaches. This study were undertaken to improve our understanding the role of mesoscale eddies in processes of self-cleaning of the coastal zone of the Black Sea. For this, a coupled circulation/deepsea oil spill model was applied to study 3-D structure of the oil plume resulting from a deepwater accidental blowout.

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