Ecorisk evaluation and treatability potential of soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbon-based fuels
| Autor: | Fahad AlRukaibi, Nayef Z. Al-Mutairi, Ahmed Bufarsan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Environmental Engineering
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis chemistry.chemical_compound Bioremediation Environmental Chemistry Soil Pollutants Ecosystem chemistry.chemical_classification Waste management Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine General Chemistry Mineralization (soil science) Contamination Pollution Soil contamination Hydrocarbons Hydrocarbon Biodegradation Environmental Petroleum chemistry Environmental chemistry Soil water Environmental science Microcosm Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Chemosphere. 74(1) |
| ISSN: | 1879-1298 |
| Popis: | We used a series of toxicity tests to monitor oil degradation in the Kuwaiti oil lakes. Three soils from different locations with a history of hydrocarbon contamination were treated in bench-scale microcosms with controlled nutrient amendments, moisture content, and temperature that had promoted mineralization of total hydrocarbon and oil and grease in a preliminary study. Two hundred days of bioremediation treatment lowered hydrocarbon concentration to below 2 and 5 mg g −1 for soils A and B, respectively, while in soil C hydrocarbon concentration remained at 12 mg g −1 . Although 85% of the total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) in soil A were reduced 50 d after treatment, results of the seed germination and Microtox tests suggested an initial increase in toxicity, indicating that toxic intermediary metabolites may have formed during biodegradation. Also, the significant decrease of TPHs and corresponding high toxicity levels were noted in soil B 200 d after bioremediation. Clearly, toxicity values, and not just hydrocarbon concentration, are a key factor in assessing the effectiveness of bioremediation techniques. Field chemistry data showed a significant reduction in hydrocarbon levels after the biological treatment. We concluded that the toxicity assessment of the contaminated soil with a battery of toxicity bioassays could provide meaningful information regarding a characterization procedure in ecological risk assessment. |
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