Mesocosm trials of bioremediation of contaminated soil of a petroleum refinery: Comparison of natural attenuation, biostimulation and bioaugmentation

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1339-1346

  Couto, M Nazaré P F S ^a,b   Monteiro, Emanuela ^b   Vasconcelos, M Teresa S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; Biostimulation; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Refinery soil

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM; SURFACTANT;

AERATION; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CLEANUP; CONTAMINATED LAND; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRUDE OIL; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MESOCOSM; OZONE; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; RECOVERY METHOD; REFINING INDUSTRY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL STRUCTURE; SURFACTANT;

AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; SUNLIGHT;

AIR; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PETROLEUM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SUNLIGHT; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

PORTUGAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77954426251     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-010-0318-y     Document Type: Article

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