BIOREMEDIATION OF A TROPICAL SOIL CONTAMINATED WITH WEATHERED OILY RESIDUES

This study evaluates the bioremediation of a tropical soil from tropical climate, contaminated with weathered oily residues. Three initial concentrations of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) were tested: 15.3, 19.0 and 29.2 g/kg of soil. The experiments were conducted over 60 days, by monitoring th...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ferreira do Nascimento, Teresa Cristina, Santos Oliveira, Fernando Jorge, de França, Francisca Pessoa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/26540
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistascca.unam.mx/rica/index.php/rica/article/view/26540
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:bioremediation
biodegradation
oily residues
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
intemperized soil
biorremediación
biodegradación
residuos aceitosos
hidrocarburos aromáticos policíclicos
suelo intemperizado
Descripción
Sumario:This study evaluates the bioremediation of a tropical soil from tropical climate, contaminated with weathered oily residues. Three initial concentrations of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) were tested: 15.3, 19.0 and 29.2 g/kg of soil. The experiments were conducted over 60 days, by monitoring the following parameters: moisture, pH, concentration of total heterotrophic bacteria, total fungi, total petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon: benzo(a) pyrene (BaP) and chrysene (CHR). The initial concentration of TPH inversely influenced biodegradation: 84, 72 and 55 % respectively, during 60 days. By increasing the initial concentration of TPH, the degradation of CHR was also influenced; however, no effect on the degradation of BaP was observed.