Arularasu Muthaliar TamothranKesaven BhubalanSabiqah Tuan AnuarJonathan M. Curtis2024-05-202024-05-202022Tamothran, A. M., Bhubalan, K., Anuar, S. T., & Curtis, J. M. (2022). The degradation and toxicity of commercially traded vegetable oils following spills in aquatic environment. Environmental Research, 214, 113985.https://repoemc.ukm.my/handle/123456789/1495The production of commodity and specialty vegetable oils is increasing every year to fulfill the ever-increasing demand where the trading of oils occurs primarily via sea shipping. Spills of vegetable oil into the aquatic environment may result in detrimental effects on aquatic ecosystems. Environmental degradation of vegetable oil spills occurs mainly via microbial activity, chemical oxidation, wave and wind actions. However, the polymerization of oils can hinder their ability to naturally degrade. Thus, human intervention in the form of both short- and long-term remediation, is desirable to reduce the effects of vegetable oil spills on aquatic ecosystems.enVegetable oilDegradationToxicityMicrobesFatty acidAquatic environmentJournal