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This chapter reports the sources, impacts of oil spills, and tar pollution in the marine environment. It also highlights the adverse effects of crude oil and tar pollution on the entire marine ecosystem and national economy. Effective policies measures (mechanical, biological, and societal) for recovering and managing oil spills and tar pollution in Open Oceans and on beaches, harbors, and ports are required to be in place to restore their beauty. Public awareness, government, and private participation and polices are necessary to protect, save, and preserve the pretty and precious marine/coastal biodiversity.
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The authors wish to thank the Hon’ble Prof. Pandit B. Vidyasagar, Vice Chancellor, and Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, for providing necessary facilities to carry out this research. BNR is also thankful to Dr. Satheesh C. Shennoi, Director, ESSO-Indian National Information Centre for Ocean Information (ESSO-INCOIS), Hyderabad, India, and Dr. N. Ramaiah, Chief Scientist, National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa, India, for giving a chance to become a part of the International Training Course on “Biological Oceanographic Processes” organized by the International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean), ESSO-Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (ESSO-INCOIS), Hyderabad, and CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa (India). The words are insufficient to thank the Dr. V. C. Kalia (Chief Scientist, CSIR—Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology; Professor, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Delhi University Campus, Delhi, India) for his continuous support and fatherlike guidance. BNR is grateful to Dr. Baban Ingole, Chief Scientist, National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa, India, and Dr. G. Dharni, Scientist E, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai, TN, India, for their valuable guidance. BNR is thankful to University Grants Commission for the financial support in the form of the postdoctoral fellowship (No. F./PDFSS-2013-14-ST-MAH-4350 - Website).
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Rekadwad, B., Khobragade, C. (2017). Oil Biodegradation. In: Kalia, V., Kumar, P. (eds) Microbial Applications Vol.1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52666-9_3
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