Biodegradability of biodiesel
http://www.uidaho.edu/bioenergy/BiodieselEd/publication/04.pdf
This webpage describes the results of a study comparing the biodegradability of biodiesel and conventional petroleum diesel fuels.
Biodegradation of jet fuels
http://www.p2pays.org/ref/15/14755.pdf
This webpage discusses the impact of plants on the biodegradation of jet fuel and the effects of jet fuels on plant growth.
Leaking underground storage tanks
http://www.epa.gov/ORD/lrp/quickfinder/underground-storagetanks.htm
There are over 450,000 leaks from underground fuel storage tanks annually. Microorganisms are principally responsible for the dissipation of the fuel hydrocarbons over time.
Oil spill cleanup
http://www.epa.gov/ORD/lrp/quickfinder/oilspill-cleanup.htm
About 10-25 million gallons of oil are spilled annually. This Environmental Protection Agency website seeks to provide information relevant to oil cleanup.
Bibliography for the fuel oxygenate MTBE
http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/284493.html
This webpage contains an extensive, linked, list of references relevant to the fuel additive methyl-t-butyl ether (MBTE), a major fuel additive that has become an environmental problem.
Petroleum biodegradation
http://www.geoforschungszentrum.de/pb4/pg3/projects/Biodegradation_of_petroleum/content_en.html
This webpage provides an excellent primer on microbial biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons.
BTEX issues
http://www.eugris.info/FurtherDescription.asp?e=6&Ca=2&Cy=0&T=Benzene,%20toluene,%20ethylbenzene,%20and%20xylene
This page provides data on the BTEX compounds in petroleum: benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes.
BTEX metabolism metapathway map
http://umbbd.msi.umn.edu/BTEX/BTEX_map.html
This page provides an overview of the aerobic and anaerobic microbial metabolic pathways that operate in the biodegradation of BTEX compounds found in fossil fuels.
Biodegradation of alkylated dibenzothiophenes
http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jbb/101/4/101_322/_article
This web article describes the microbial degradation of alkyl-substituted dibenzothiophenes, that are common components in petroleum.
Dibenzothiophene desulfurization pathway
http://umbbd.msi.umn.edu/dbt/dbt_map.html
This page illustrates how microbes catalytically remove the sulfur atom from dibenzothiophenes. There has been interest to commercialize this process to remove sulfur from fossil fuels.
MTBE pathway map
http://umbbd.msi.umn.edu/mtb/mtb_map.html
The MTBE metabolic map contains information on the mechanisms by which the fuel oxygenate, methyl-t-butyl ether (MTBE) is biodegraded.
Isooctane pathway map
http://umbbd.msi.umn.edu/iso/iso_map.html
Isooctane is considered the gold standard of fuels for spark ignition engines. This branched hydrocarbon is biodegraded by microorganisms when it is spilled into the environment. The reactions, enzymes and organisms are described in pages linked to from the pathway map.