Comparison of biostimulation and bioaugmentation techniques for the remediation of used motor oil contaminated soil

This study was carried out on the bioremediation of used motor oil contaminated soil artificially contaminated to a pollutant level of 40,000ppm using biostimulation and bioaugmentation remediation techniques for 42 days. Four treatment options were investigated in wooden microcosms: Control (T1), w...

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Main Authors: Surajudeen Abdulsalam, Adaji Benjamin Omale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2009-06-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Subjects:
TPH
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000300027