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10-year Paper List

***Article 1
Total Cites: 193
Article Title: Recent advances in petroleum microbiology
Authors: Van Hamme, JD, Singh, A, Ward, OP
Journal: MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS
Volume: 67
Page: 503-+
Year: 2003
Addresses:
· Univ Waterloo, Dept Biol, Waterloo, Canada
· Univ Coll Caribo, Dept Biol Sci, Kamloops, Canada
· Petrozyme Technol Inc, Guelph, Canada

***Article 2
Special Topic Interview with: Stanley D. Rice
Total Cites: 116
Article Title: Long-term ecosystem response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill
Authors: Peterson, CH, Rice, SD, Short, JW, Esler, D, Bodkin, JL, Ballachey, BE, Irons, DB
Journal: SCIENCE
Volume: 302
Page: 2082-2086
Year: 2003
Addresses:
· Univ N Carolina, Inst Marine Sci, Morehead City, NC, USA
· NOAA, Alaska Fisheries Sci Ctr, Auke Bay Lab, Natl Marine Fisheries Serv, Juneau, AK, USA
· Simon Fraser Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Ctr Wildlife Ecol, Burnaby, Canada
· US Geol Survey, Alaska Sci Ctr, Anchorage, AK, USA
· US Fish & Wildlife Serv, US Dept Interior, Anchorage, AK, USA

***Article 3
Total Cites: 111
Article Title: Robust hydrocarbon degradation and dynamics of bacterial communities during nutrient-enhanced oil spill bioremediation
Authors: Roling, WFM, Milner, MG, Jones, DM, Lee, K, Daniel, F, Swannell, RJP, Head, IM
Journal: APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume: 68
Page: 5537-5548
Year: 2002
Addresses:
· Univ Newcastle Upon Tyne, Ctr Mol Ecol, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
· AEA Technol, Natl Environm Technol Ctr, Abingdon, England
· AEA Technol, Natl Environm Technol Ctr, Didcot, England
· Bedford Inst Oceanog, Dartmouth, Canada

***Article 4
Total Cites: 102
Article Title: Petroleum and PAH contamination of the Black Sea
Authors: Readman, JW, Fillmann, G, Tolosa, I, Bartocci, J, Villeneuve, JP, Catinni, C, Mee, LD
Journal: MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume: 44
Page: 48-62
Year: 2002
Addresses:
· IAEA, Marine Environm Lab, Monaco, Monaco
· Plymouth Marine Lab, Prospect Pl, Plymouth, England

***Article 5
Total Cites: 98
Article Title: PAH metabolites in bile, cytochrome P4501A and DNA adducts as environmental risk parameters for chronic oil exposure: a laboratory experiment with Atlantic cod
Authors: Aas, E, Baussant, T, Balk, L, Liewenborg, B, Andersen, OK
Journal: AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
Volume: 51
Page: 241-258
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· RF Rogaland Res, Stavanger, Norway
· Stockholm Univ, Lab Aquat Ecotoxicol, Inst Appl Environm Res, Nykoping, Sweden
· RF Rogaland Res, POB 2503, Stavanger, Norway

***Article 6
Total Cites: 84
Article Title: Biosurfactants and oil bioremediation
Authors: Ron, EZ, Rosenberg, E
Journal: CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume: 13
Page: 249-252
Year: 2002
Addresses:
· Tel Aviv Univ, Dept Mol Microbiol & Biotechnol, Tel Aviv, Israel

***Article 7
Total Cites: 82
Article Title: Heavy oil sorption using exfoliated graphite - New application of exfoliated graphite to protect heavy oil pollution
Authors: Toyoda, M, Inagaki, M
Journal: CARBON
Volume: 38
Page: 199-210
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· Fukui Natl Coll Technol, Fukui, Japan
· Aichi Inst Technol, Toyota, Japan

***Article 8
Total Cites: 80
Article Title: Development of oil hydrocarbon fingerprinting and identification techniques
Authors: Wang, ZD, Fingas, MF
Journal: MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume: 47
Page: 423-452
Year: 2003
Addresses:
· Environm Canada, ETC, Emergency Sci & Technol Div, Ottawa, Canada
· Environm Canada, ETC, Emergency Sci & Technol Div, 3439 River Rd, Ottawa, Canada

***Article 9
Special Topic Interview with: Christopher M. Reddy
Total Cites: 79
Article Title: The west falmouth oil spill after thirty years: The persistence of petroleum hydrocarbons in marsh Sediments
Authors: Reddy, CM, Eglinton, TI, Hounshell, A, White, HK, Xu, L, Gaines, RB, Frysinger, GS
Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Volume: 36
Page: 4754-4760
Year: 2002
Addresses:
· Woods Hole Oceanog Inst, Dept Marine Chem & Geochem, Woods Hole, MA, USA
· United States Coast Guard Acad, Dept Sci, New London, CT, USA

***Article 10
Total Cites: 77
Article Title: Molecular characterization of bacterial populations in petroleum-contaminated groundwater discharged from underground crude oil storage cavities
Authors: Watanabe, K, Kodama, Y, Syutsubo, K, Harayama, S
Journal: APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume: 66
Page: 4803-+
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· Kamaishi Labs, Marine Biotechnol Inst, Kamishi, Japan
· Kamaishi Labs, Marine Biotechnol Inst, 3-75-1 Heita, Kamishi, Japan

***Article 11
Total Cites: 76
Article Title: Bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil by composting in biopiles
Authors: Jorgensen, KS, Puustinen, J, Suortti, AM
Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume: 107
Page: 245-254
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· Finnish Environm Inst, Res Lab, Helsinki, Finland
· Finnish Environm Inst, Res Lab, Hakuninmaantie 4-6, Helsinki, Finland

***Article 12
Total Cites: 74
Article Title: First report of phase selective gelation of oil from oil/water mixtures. Possible implications toward containing oil spills
Authors: Bhattacharya, S, Krishnan-ghosh, Y
Journal: CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
Volume:
Page: 185-186
Year: 2001
Addresses:
· Indian Inst Sci, Dept Organ Chem, Bangalore, India
· JNCASR, Chem Biol Unit, Bangalore, India

***Article 13
Total Cites: 64
Article Title: Separation and identification of petroleum biomarkers by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography
Authors: Frysinger, GS, Gaines, RB
Journal: JOURNAL OF SEPARATION SCIENCE
Volume: 24
Page: 87-96
Year: 2001
Addresses:
· US Coast Guard Acad, Dept Sci, New London, CT, USA
· US Coast Guard Acad, Dept Sci, 27 Mohegan Ave, New London, CT, USA

***Article 14
Total Cites: 61
Article Title: Activity and diversity of sulfate-reducing bacteria in a petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer
Authors: Kleikemper, J, Schroth, MH, Sigler, WV, Schmucki, M, Bernasconi, SM, Zeyer, J
Journal: APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume: 68
Page: 1516-1523
Year: 2002
Addresses:
· Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Inst Terr Ecol, Schlieren, Switzerland
· ETH Zurich, Inst Geol, Zurich, Switzerland
· Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Inst Terr Ecol Soil Biol, Schlieren, Switzerland

***Article 15
Total Cites: 58
Article Title: Anaerobic hydrocarbon biodegradation in deep subsurface oil reservoirs
Authors: Aitken, CM, Jones, DM, Larter, SR
Journal: NATURE
Volume: 431
Page: 291-294
Year: 2004
Addresses:
· Univ Newcastle Upon Tyne, Sch Civil Engn & Geosci, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
· Univ Calgary, Dept Geol & Geophys, Calgary, Canada

***Article 16
Total Cites: 56
Article Title: Hydrogen isotopic enrichment: An indicator of biodegradation at a petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated field site
Authors: Mancini, SA, Lacrampe-couloume, G, Jonker, H, Van Breukelen, BM, Groen, J, Volkering, F, Lollar, BS
Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Volume: 36
Page: 2464-2470
Year: 2002
Addresses:
· Univ Toronto, Dept Geol, Toronto, Canada
· VRIJE UNIV AMSTERDAM, Fac Earth Sci, Dept Hydrogeol, Res Sch NSG, Amsterdam, Netherlands
· TAUW Bv, Deventer, Netherlands
· Univ Toronto, Dept Geol, 22 Russell St, Toronto, Canada

***Article 17
Total Cites: 54
Article Title: Comparative bioremediation of soils contaminated with diesel oil by natural attenuation, biostimulation and bioaugmentation
Authors: Bento, FM, Camargo, FAO, Okeke, BC, Frankenberger, WT
Journal: BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume: 96
Page: 1049-1055
Year: 2005
Addresses:
· Univ Calif Riverside, Dept Environm Sci, Riverside, CA, USA
· UNIV FED RIO GRANDE DO SUL, Dept Soil Sci, Porto Alegre, Brazil
· Univ Calif Riverside, Dept Environm Sci, 084,2217 Geol Bldg, Riverside, CA, USA

***Article 18
Total Cites: 54
Article Title: Temporal ecological assessment of oil contaminated soils before and after bioremediation
Authors: Dorn, PB, Salanitro, JP
Journal: CHEMOSPHERE
Volume: 40
Page: 419-426
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· Equilon Enterprises, LLC, Westhollow Technol Ctr, Houston, TX, USA
· Equilon Enterprises, LLC, Westhollow Technol Ctr, POB 1380, Houston, TX, USA

***Article 19
Total Cites: 53
Article Title: Delayed effects on growth and marine survival of pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha after exposure to crude oil during embryonic development
Authors: Heintz, RA, Rice, SD, Wertheimer, AC, Bradshaw, RF, Thrower, FP, Joyce, JE, Short, JW
Journal: MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES
Volume: 208
Page: 205-216
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· US Natl Marine Fisheries Serv, Auke Bay Lab, Juneau, AK, USA
· US Natl Marine Fisheries Serv, Auke Bay Lab, 11305 Glacier Hwy, Juneau, AK, USA

***Article 20
Total Cites: 53
Article Title: Polyphasic microbial community analysis of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soils from two northern Canadian communities
Authors: Juck, D, Charles, T, Whyte, LG, Greer, CW
Journal: FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY
Volume: 33
Page: 241-249
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· MCGILL UNIV, St Anne De Bellevue, Canada
· Univ Waterloo, Dept Biol, Waterloo, Canada
· Natl Res Council Canada, Biotechnol Res Inst, Montreal, Canada
· McGill Univ, Macdonald Campus,21 111 Lakeshore Blvd, St Anne De Bellevue, Canada

About the 10-year Paper List:

The baseline time span for this database is 2000-June 30, 2010 (third bimonthly period 2010)*. The resulting database contained 5,753 (10 years) and 1,691 (2 years) papers. To construct the top 20 papers lists for the past decade and the past two years, the papers were further narrowed down by the title keywords "petroleum" OR "oil*." This adjustment resulted in the top 20 papers being selected from a pool of 2,501 (10 years) and 725 (2 years) papers.

This information pertains to both the 2- and 10-year papers.

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