title: Use of selected autochthonous soil bacteria to enhanced degradation of hydrocarbons in soil.
abstract: A mixed population of soil hydrocarbon degrading bacteria was used to accelerate the biodegradation of a petrochemical waste. An aromatic hydrocarbon storage tank bottom was mixed with soil (10% w/w). After a month 43% of the hydrocarbons were degraded in uninoculated and in fertilized soil, while 65% were degraded in inoculated soil. Nutrient supplemented vermiculite seems to be a good possibility to produce effective hydrocarbon degrading inoculants.
authors.affiliation: Area Microbiologia, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 47 y 115 (1900) La Plata, Argentina.
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Vecchioli
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Del Panno
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Painceira