Recent advances in molecular biology have extended our understanding of the metabolic
processes related to microbial transformation of petroleum hydrocarbons. The physiological …

Conventional landfarming approaches to bioremediation of refinery and other petroleum
sludges are not acceptable environmentally and are banned in most North American …

Biostimulation with inorganic fertilizer and bioaugmentation with hydrocarbon utilizing
indigenous bacteria were employed as remedial options for 12 weeks in a crude oil …

In this study, we determined the limits and extent of hydrocarbon biodegradation, earthworm
and plant toxicity, and waste leachability of crude oil-containing soils. Three oils (heavy …

Laboratory and field pilot studies were carried out on the bioremediation of soil
contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons in the Borhola oil fields, Assam, India. The …

Bioremediation is being used or proposed as a treatment option at many hydrocarbon-
contaminated sites. One such site is a former bulk-fuel storage facility near Barrow, AK …

Successful remediation of soil co-contaminated with high levels of organics and heavy
metals is a challenging task, because that metal pollutants in soil can partially or completely …

This chapter provides a review of the various in situ and ex situ bioremediation technologies
and the situations to which they are applicable. As many as 2 billion people rely directly on …

To examine the effects of amendments on the degradation of heavy mineral oil, we
conducted a pilot-scale experiment in the field for 105 days. During the experiment, soil …

A series of solid-and slurry-phase soil bioremediation experiments involving different crude
oils and refined petroleum products were performed in order to investigate the factors which …