The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanism by which phytoremediation systems promote hydrocarbon degradation in soil. The composition and degradation capacity of the bulk soil microbial community during the phytoremediation of soil contaminated with aged hydrocarbons was assessed. In the bulk soil, the level of catabolic genes involved in hydrocarbon degradation (ndoB, alkB, and...

adsorption of anilofos was studied in four soils (topsoil from alfisol, inceptisol, oxisol and vertisol). the order of adsorption of anilofos was vertisol > oxisol > alfisol > inceptisol. the soil sorption coefficient k and the soil organic carbon sorption coefficient koc are the basic parameters used for describing the environmental fate of the herbicides. in top soil the calculated k values ...

The herbicide terbuthylazine is widely used within the EU; however its frequent detection in surface and groundwater, together with its intrinsic toxicological properties, may pose a risk both for human and environmental health. Organic amendments have recently been proposed as a possible herbicide sorbent in soil, in order to limit herbicide movement from soil to water. The environmental fate ...

in this study, pp films were modified with an organic pro-degradant in different concentrations (1, 2 and 3wt.%), exposed in the first step of degradation to natural ageing for 100 days followed by biodegradation insimulated soil in the respirometric test for 100 days. at the end of the combined degradation process the pp sampleswere characterized according to their morphological and physical p...

so far, different methods have been applied to clean up soils contaminated with oil. bioremediation is one of the clean up technologies which uses microorganisms or microbial processes to degrade oil contaminations in soils. this study evaluates the applicability of cow manure as bioremediation alternative for soils spiked with petroleum hydrocarbons. target contaminant of this research was die...

This study investigated biodegradation of dibenzothiophene (DBT) in marsh soil spiked bywhite-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Soil samples were spiked with 100 ppm DBTand incubated at 30°C in a dark chamber for 30 days. Samples were evaluated for pH, Mnperoxidaseactivity, sulfate ion concentration and growth during the tests. Results showedmaximum levels of pH, Mn-peroxidase and sulfate...

The present study has used soil samples from Nigeria, contaminated with Brass crude-oil, to determine its biodegradation through enhanced biostimulation with cow dung and periodic aeration. Over a period of twenty-eight days, the hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria (HUB) and hydrocarbon-utilizing fungi (HUF) have been counted and identified. Results from biodegradation of the brass crude-oil over th...

The present study has used soil samples from Nigeria, contaminated with Brass crude-oil, to determine its biodegradation through enhanced biostimulation with cow dung and periodic aeration. Over a period of twenty-eight days, the hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria (HUB) and hydrocarbon-utilizing fungi (HUF) have been counted and identified. Results from biodegradation of the brass crude-oil over th...