A Comprehensive Study on Causes of Oil Spills and Remediation-A Review

This review aims at spreading awareness about the serious issue of oil spills. Till date, a number of discoveries have been made for its treatment. We will discuss about the remediation techniques for oil spills. The focus is mainly on marine spills, since the events of spills have occurred majorly in marine environment. The remediation techniques involve the traditional use of boom barriers, dispersants or emulsifiers, development of nanofibrillated cellulose sponge, natural disintegration of oil, development of wetting meshes, use of CuO nanowires, biosorption and use of lodestone particles. We will also discuss about how oil spills can be hazardous. We will discuss about the major oil spills occurred till date and how they have affected the ecosystem. There will be a brief discussion about causes of oil spills and the applications used in its treatment.