Microorganisms in Environmental Management 2011
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2229-3_26
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Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soils

Abstract: Crude oil is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons, basically composed of aliphatic, aromatic and asphaltene fractions along with nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen containing compounds. Major causes of oil contaminated soils include: leakage of storage tanks and pipelines, land disposal of petroleum wastes and accidental spills. Apart from damaging crops and affecting the fertility of soil, crude oil on the fi elds also affects livestock. The loss of soil fertility and toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbon at higher concent… Show more

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“…Natural attenuation, which is defined as the degradation of the contaminated soils by a collection of naturally-occurring chemical, biological or physical processes, is known to be very time-consuming in low Arctic temperatures (Kulkarni et al 2012;Rike et al 2001). Therefore the chronic adverse effects of hydrocarbon pollutants on the Arctic environment could persist for even more than 20 years (AMAP 1998;Prince et al 2002;Braddock et al 2003).…”
Section: Bioremediation Strategiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Natural attenuation, which is defined as the degradation of the contaminated soils by a collection of naturally-occurring chemical, biological or physical processes, is known to be very time-consuming in low Arctic temperatures (Kulkarni et al 2012;Rike et al 2001). Therefore the chronic adverse effects of hydrocarbon pollutants on the Arctic environment could persist for even more than 20 years (AMAP 1998;Prince et al 2002;Braddock et al 2003).…”
Section: Bioremediation Strategiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…viscosity, density, volatility, solubility) of the contaminants and soil, or of the contaminated and uncontaminated soil. Thermal process include physiochemical methods that are employed at elevated temperatures, such as electrical resistance heating, steam injection and extraction, and conductive heating (Reddy 2010;Bhandari et al 2007;EPA 2006;Kulkarni et al 2012;Lombi and Hamon 2005).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%