Capacity of the bioremediation technology for clean-up of soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons

J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2003;38(10):2447-52. doi: 10.1081/ese-120023453.

Abstract

A column reactor was designed and used to simulate conditions affecting the bioremediations of petroleum hydrocarbons. The work illustratively describes the aerobic (model) clean-up of soil samples enabling to predict the efficiency of a technology installed in parallel on contaminated former airport. The data showing the performance of thus precharacterized technology are presented.

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria, Aerobic / physiology
  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Bioreactors
  • Hydrocarbons / isolation & purification*
  • Petroleum*
  • Soil Pollutants / isolation & purification*
  • Water Pollutants / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Hydrocarbons
  • Petroleum
  • Soil Pollutants
  • Water Pollutants