Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil Using Selected Organic Wastes

Agamuthu, P.; Tan, Yew Seong; Fauziah, Shahul Hamid

doi:10.1016/j.proenv.2013.04.094

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“…The significant decrease in petroleum hydrocarbon concentration observed was as a result of the optimum condition provided by the added nutrient (agro-waste from Moringa seed which is rich in N and P) to the soil microbes. These nutrients are the basic building blocks of life, which stimulated microbial growth and allowed them to synthesize the necessary enzymes needed to break down the petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants [20]. Although microorganisms are present in petroleum sludge contaminated soil, their numbers might not be sufficient to initiate remediation of contaminated sites.…”

Section: Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In general physical and chemical techniques are more expensive, energy intensive and not sustainable with respect to their environmental impact which include damage to the soil structure and toxicity issue associated with chemical additives [17,18]. However, eco-friendly biological treatment of organic contaminants as a promising field of research, which gives reliable, simple and cheap technologies, is preferred over chemical and physical processes [19,20].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many researches have proven successful on the use of organic fertilizers in bioremediation [29][30][31][32]. A variety of organic fertilizers, such as animal and green manures, compost, nematicidal plants, proteinous wastes are used for this purpose [20,[33][34][35][36][37]. Agricultural waste from Moringa Oleiferaseed which is one of such could also be used for the same purpose.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Bioremediation of Petroleum Sludge Impacted Soils Using Agro-Waste from Moringa Seed

Uwem¹

2019

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The feasibility of using agricultural waste from drumstick (Moringa Oleifera Lam.) seed as organic fertilizer to remediate petroleum sludge impacted soils within an 8.5 km radius from Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) in Delta State, Nigeria was studied using standard methods. The experimental set-up was monitored for 90 days at 30 days interval. The total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contents across the 5 sampling sites(A to E) for day 1 were (93) (mg/kg) as against the control (651.18, 68.06) (mg/kg) respectively. After treatment with the agro-waste from Moringa seed for 90 days, the TPH and PAH contents from sites A to E degraded to (652.58, 5.66), (520.67, 3.09), (254.32, 4.81), (68.80, 0.48) and (61.29, 1.66) (mg/kg) while the control site exhibited (50.62, 0.46) (mg/kg) respectively as detected via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID). From the Soil Quality Standards (SQSs) conducted after day 30, only the control site was free from the traces of contamination recorded at day 1. SQSs after 60 days indicated that sites D and E were no more contaminated. SQSs conducted after 90 days revealed that all the sites were free from petroleum hydrocarbon contamination. This result indicated that Moringa Oleifera seed cake (MOSC) is a suitable biostimulant for remediation of petroleum sludge impacted soils.

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Section: Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contentmentioning

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Bioremediation of Petroleum Sludge Impacted Soils Using Agro-Waste from Moringa Seed

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2019

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“…Mainly, this is due to the time and cost of the bioremediation process that limits its higher contribution as a treatment for contaminated soil [22][23][24]. This claim is still subject of debate since these observations are based on hypothetical assumptions that are difficult to verify, rather than on technical or experimental data [25,26].…”

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Assessing Technical and Economic Feasibility of Complete Bioremediation for Soils Chronically Polluted with Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Orellana¹,

Cumsille²,

Rojas³

et al. 2017

J Bioremediat Biodegrad

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Petroleum hydrocarbons are highly persistent in the environment and represent a significant risk for humans, biodiversity, and the ecosystems. Frequently, hydrocarbon-contaminated sites remain polluted for decades due to a lack of proper decontamination treatments. Although bioremediation techniques have gained attention for being environmentally friendly, cost-effective and applicable in situ, their application is still limited. Each polluted soil has particularities, therefore, the bioremediation approach for a contaminated site is unique. Bioremediation cost studies are usually based on hypothetical assumptions rather than technical or experimental data. The research aims of this study were to clean-up chronically hydrocarbon-polluted soils using aerobic and anaerobic bioremediation techniques and to carry out an economic evaluation of the most promising bioremediation treatments. The results showed that aerobic biostimulation with vermicompost and aerobic bioaugmentation plus air venting were the most effective treatments, degrading 78% and 73% of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in chronically hydrocarbonpolluted soils after six weeks, respectively. In contrast, no significant degradation of hydrocarbon was observed by anaerobic biostimulation treatments with lactate and acetate. An economic evaluation of the aerobic treatments were carried out. This analysis revealed that the cost of treating one cubic meter of soil by biostimulation is US$ 59, while bioaugmentation costs US$77. This study provides a clear structure of costs for both aerobic bioremediation approaches based on projections made from these lab-scale incubations. These values represent the first step towards a better understanding of the feasibility of such treatments at larger scales, which is crucial to move on industrial bioremediation of soils chronically polluted with petroleum hydrocarbons.

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“…Interestingly, several workers have shown the abilities of some plants to induce metabolic capabilities in microorganisms including those for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) degradation (Gilbert and Crowley, 1997). Cow dung (CD) was recently shown to be rich in hydrocarbonoclastic organisms (Akinde and Obire, 2008;Agamuthu et al, 2013;Okoro et al, 2013). Field et al (1993) established the association of lignin-degrading organisms with degradation of environmental pollutants.…”

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Isolation and characterization of bacterial strains with pyrene metabolic functions from cow dung and Terminalia catappa phylloplane

Adebusoye

Okpalanozie

Nweke

2015

Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology

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Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil Using Selected Organic Wastes

Cited by 97 publications

References 20 publications

Bioremediation of Petroleum Sludge Impacted Soils Using Agro-Waste from Moringa Seed

Bioremediation of Petroleum Sludge Impacted Soils Using Agro-Waste from Moringa Seed

Assessing Technical and Economic Feasibility of Complete Bioremediation for Soils Chronically Polluted with Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Isolation and characterization of bacterial strains with pyrene metabolic functions from cow dung and Terminalia catappa phylloplane

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