Bioremediation of poly-aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-contaminated soil by composting

doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/10643380701413682

Title: Bioremediation of poly-aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-contaminated soil by composting

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This paper presents a comprehensive and critical review of research on different co-composting approaches to bioremediate hydrocarbon contaminated soil, organisms that have been found to degrade PAHs, and PAH breakdown products. Advantages and limitations of using certain groups of organisms and recommended areas of further research effort are identified. Studies investigating the use of composting techniques to treat contaminated soil are broad ranging and differ in many respects, which makes comparison of the different approaches very difficult. Many studies have investigated the use of specific bio-additives in the form of bacteria or fungi with the aim of accelerating contaminant removal; however, few have employed microbial consortia containing organisms from both kingdoms despite knowledge suggesting synergistic relationships exist between them in contaminant removal. Recommendations suggest that further studies should attempt to systemize the investigations of composting approaches to bio-remediate PAH-contaminated soil, to focus on harnessing the biodegradative capacity of both bacteria and fungi to create a cooperative environment for PAH degradation, and to further investigate the array of PAHs that can be lost during the composting process by either leaching or volatilization.

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Loick, N; Hobbs, P J; Hale, M D.C.; Jones, D L ^[1]

University of Wales, Bangor (United Kingdom). School of Environmental & Natural Resources

Publication Date:: 2009-07-01

OSTI Identifier:: 21176904

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 39; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1064-3389

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOILS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; DECOMPOSITION; DECONTAMINATION; REMEDIAL ACTION; BACTERIA; FUNGI

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                    Loick, N, Hobbs, P J, Hale, M D.C., and Jones, D L. Bioremediation of poly-aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-contaminated soil by composting.  United States: N. p., 2009. 
        Web.  doi:10.1080/10643380701413682.

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                    Loick, N, Hobbs, P J, Hale, M D.C., & Jones, D L. Bioremediation of poly-aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-contaminated soil by composting.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10643380701413682

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                    Loick, N, Hobbs, P J, Hale, M D.C., and Jones, D L. Wed .  
        "Bioremediation of poly-aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-contaminated soil by composting".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1080/10643380701413682.

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@article{osti_21176904,

  title        = {Bioremediation of poly-aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-contaminated soil by composting},

  author       = {Loick, N and Hobbs, P J and Hale, M D.C. and Jones, D L},

  abstractNote = {This paper presents a comprehensive and critical review of research on different co-composting approaches to bioremediate hydrocarbon contaminated soil, organisms that have been found to degrade PAHs, and PAH breakdown products. Advantages and limitations of using certain groups of organisms and recommended areas of further research effort are identified. Studies investigating the use of composting techniques to treat contaminated soil are broad ranging and differ in many respects, which makes comparison of the different approaches very difficult. Many studies have investigated the use of specific bio-additives in the form of bacteria or fungi with the aim of accelerating contaminant removal; however, few have employed microbial consortia containing organisms from both kingdoms despite knowledge suggesting synergistic relationships exist between them in contaminant removal. Recommendations suggest that further studies should attempt to systemize the investigations of composting approaches to bio-remediate PAH-contaminated soil, to focus on harnessing the biodegradative capacity of both bacteria and fungi to create a cooperative environment for PAH degradation, and to further investigate the array of PAHs that can be lost during the composting process by either leaching or volatilization.},

  doi          = {10.1080/10643380701413682},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21176904},
  journal      = {Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology},

  issn         = {1064-3389},

  number       = 4,

  volume       = 39,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2009},

  month        = {7}

}

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