Bioremediation of oil contaminated soil using agricultural wastes via microbial consortium

Sci Rep. 2020 Jun 8;10(1):9188. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-66169-5.

Abstract

Agricultural wastes, such as wheat bran and swine wastewater, were used for bioremediation of oil-contaminated soil. Two optimised strains that could degrade oil efficiently were selected. The result showed that the best ratio of strain A to strain B was 7:3. Swine wastewater could be a replacement for nitrogen source and process water for bioremediation. Next, the Box-Behnken design was used to optimise the culture medium, and the optimal medium was as follows: microbial dosage of 97 mL/kg, wheat bran of 158 g/kg and swine wastewater of 232 mL/kg. Under the optimal medium, the oil degradation rate reached 68.27 ± 0.71% after 40 d. The urease, catalase, and dehydrogenase activities in oil-contaminated soil all increased, and the microbe quantity increased significantly with manual composting. These investigations might lay a foundation for reducing the pollution of agricultural wastes, exploring a late model for bioremediation of oil-contaminated soil.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agriculture / methods*
  • Animals
  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Microbial Consortia / physiology*
  • Nitrogen / chemistry
  • Oils / chemistry*
  • Petroleum
  • Soil / chemistry*
  • Soil Microbiology
  • Soil Pollutants / chemistry*
  • Swine

Substances

  • Oils
  • Petroleum
  • Soil
  • Soil Pollutants
  • Nitrogen