Bioremediation and toxicity determination of natural seawater polluted with weathered crude oil by salt-tolerant consortia in a SBR.
The aim of this research was to compare the bioremediation treatment of seawater polluted with two different concentrations of weathered crude oil (0.2 for experiment (a) and 1.14% for experiment (b), v/v) by salt-tolerant consortia enriched from the sludge of a refinery wastewater treatment facility, in a SBR. The use of a commercial bioremediation stimulant (S200) was also evaluated as an alternative to the traditional nitrogen and phosphorus supplement.
Ruiz
Marta
M
Department of Environmental Engineering, Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Polytechneioupolis, 73100 Chania, Greece. marta@enveng.tuc.gr
Pasadakis
Nikos
N
Kalogerakis
Nicolas
N
D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors; D006115:Greece; D010578:Petroleum / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity
D010578:Petroleum; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical