Treatment of petroleum-contaminated water resources: modern techniques
Journal: IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science
Year: 2016

The article deals with the issue of petroleum-contaminated water resources. The authors have analyzed the dynamics of oil spills, including the world's largest ones, and claimed the issue to be global. The modern methods of mitigating oil spill effects have been studied, as well as the modern techniques of water resource treatment. The particular attention is paid to peat sorbent production, which is considered a promising trend of petroleumcontaminated water treatment.