Combining electrokinetic transport and bioremediation for enhanced removal of crude oil from contaminated marine sediments: Results of a long-term, mesocosm-scale experimentCombining electrokinetic transport and bioremediation for enhanced removal of crude oil from contaminated marine sediments: Results of a long-term, mesocosm-scale experiment Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2020-06-012019enMarine sediments represent an important sink of harmful petroleum hydrocarbons after an accidental oil spill. Electrobioremediation techniques, which combine electrokinetic transport and biodegradation processes, represent an emerging technological platform for a sustainable remediation of contaminated sediments. Here, we describe the results of a long-term mesocosm-scale electrobioremediation experiment for the treatment of marine sediments contaminated by crude oil. A dimensionally stable anode and a stainless-steel mesh cathode were employed to drive seawater electrolysis at a fixed current density of 11 A/m2. This approach allowed establishing conditions conducive to contaminants biodegradation, as confirmed by the enrichment of Alcanivorax borkumensis cells harboring the alkB-gene and other aerobic hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria. Oil chemistry analyses indicated that aromatic hydrocarbons were primarily removed from the sediment via electroosmosis and low molecular weight alkanes (nC6 to nC10) via biodegradation.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Water Research157381-395 Cappello Simone Cruz Viggi Carolina Yakimov Michail M. Rossetti Simona Matturro Bruna Molina Lázaro Segura Ana Marqués Silvia Yuste Luís Sevilla Emma Rojo Fernando Sherry Angela Mejeha Obioma K. Head Ian M. Malmquist Linus M.V. Christensen Jan H. Kalogerakis Nikos Καλογερακης Νικος Aulenta, Federico Elsevier Crude oil Electrobioremediation Electrokinetic remediation Marine sediments