Remediation approaches for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contaminated soils: Technological constraints, emerging trends and future directions

S Kuppusamy, P Thavamani, K Venkateswarlu, YB Lee… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
For more than a decade, the primary focus of environmental experts has been to adopt risk-
based management approaches to cleanup PAH polluted sites that pose potentially …

Toxicity assessment of fresh and weathered petroleum hydrocarbons in contaminated soil-a review

MAI Khan, B Biswas, E Smith, R Naidu, M Megharaj - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil contamination with total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) is widespread throughout the
globe due to the massive production of TPH anthropogenically and its occurrence in the soil …

Bacteria-mediated PAH degradation in soil and sediment

XY Lu, T Zhang, HHP Fang - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2011 - Springer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous in the natural environment and
easily accumulate in soil and sediment due to their low solubility and high hydrophobicity …

Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by filamentous fungi (Aspergillus ustus and Purpureocillium lilacinum) isolated from used engine oil contaminated soil

A Benguenab, A Chibani - Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of microorganisms for remediation and restoration of hydrocarbons contaminated
soils is an effective and economic solution. The current study aims to find out efficient telluric …

Microbial involvement in the bioremediation of total petroleum hydrocarbon polluted soils: Challenges and perspectives

I Chicca, S Becarelli, S Di Gregorio - Environments, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, soil contamination by total petroleum hydrocarbons is still one of the most
widespread forms of contamination. Intervention technologies are consolidated; however …

Kinetic modeling and half life study on bioremediation of crude oil dispersed by Corexit 9500

MA Zahed, HA Aziz, MH Isa, L Mohajeri… - Journal of hazardous …, 2011 - Elsevier
Hydrocarbon pollution in marine ecosystems occurs mainly by accidental oil spills,
deliberate discharge of ballast waters from oil tankers and bilge waste discharges; causing …

[PDF][PDF] Bioremediation of crude oil contaminated soil using organic and inorganic fertilizers

RU Ofoegbu, YOL Momoh… - Journal of Petroleum & …, 2015 - researchgate.net
The study involves the use of first-order kinetics model in the remediation of crude oil
contaminated arable soil at 2, 4, and 6% crude oil spill respectively, this was biostimulated …

Bioremediation of petroleum-contaminated soil using aged refuse from landfills

Q Liu, Q Li, N Wang, D Liu, L Zan, L Chang, X Gou… - Waste Management, 2018 - Elsevier
This study explored the effects and mechanisms of petroleum-contaminated soil
bioremediation using aged refuse (AR) from landfills. Three treatments of petroleum …

[PDF][PDF] Kinetic modelling and half-life study on enhanced soil bioremediation of bonny light crude oil amended with crop and animal-derived organic wastes

SE Agarry, MO Aremu, OA Aworanti - J Pet Environ Biotechnol, 2013 - researchgate.net
In this study, the potential effects of crop and animal-derived organic wastes as nutrient
supplements to biostimulate autochthonous microflora for hydrocarbon biodegradation were …

Enhanced anoxic bioremediation of PAHs-contaminated sediment

XY Lu, B Li, T Zhang, HHP Fang - Bioresource Technology, 2012 - Elsevier
In this study, the biodegradation of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in marine
sediment was investigated under three different anoxic conditions, ie sulfate-only, nitrate …