Hydrocarbon treatability study of Antarctica soil with Fenton’s reagent

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Beal ◽  
Ashley Mossell ◽  
Jay Clausen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Health ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Petroleum Hydrocarbon ◽  
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon ◽  
Fenton’S Reagent ◽  
Fenton's Reagent ◽  
Mcmurdo Station ◽  
Petroleum Contaminated Soil ◽  
Annual International Conference

The study objectives were to determine the effectiveness of Fenton’s Reagent and Modified Fenton’s Reagent in reducing Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) concentrations in petroleum-contaminated soil from McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Comparisons of the contaminated soils were made, and a treatability study was completed and documented. This material was presented at the Association for Environmental Health and Sciences Foundation (AEHS) 30th Annual International Conference on Soil, Water, Energy, and Air (Virtual) on March 25, 2021.

scholarly journals Fenton’s Reagent treatability study for hydrocarbon-contaminated soils, McMurdo Station, Antarctica

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Beal ◽  
Ashley Mossell ◽  
Rosa Affleck ◽  
Jay Clausen ◽  
Nathan Williams
Keyword(s):  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Fenton’S Reagent ◽  
Fenton's Reagent ◽  
Mcmurdo Station

scholarly journals Biotreatment of Crude Oil Contaminated Soil

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. M. Popoola ◽  
A. A. Olanbiwonninu
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Petroleum Hydrocarbon ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon ◽  
Available Phosphorus ◽  
Subsequent Increase ◽  
A Value ◽  
Treatment Measures

Biodegradation of hydrocarbons by microorganisms represents one of the primary mechanisms by which petroleum and other hydrogen pollutants are eliminated from the environment. This work was carried out on the effect of microorganisms on the biotreatment of oil in crude oil contaminated soil. Microorganisms were isolated from two experimental soil samples contaminated with Bonny Crude and normal uncontaminated soil as a control over a period of seven months. The microbial as well as the physico-chemical parameters of the soil samples were all analyzed using standard methods. Changes in total petroleum hydrocarbon level were measured appropriately. Treatments used were the microbial isolates. Forty-four microorganisms were isolated from the contaminated soils and identified as species of Pseudomonas (7), Flavobacterium (6), Bacillus (8), Proteus (4), Klebsiella (1), Pencillium (5), Aspergillus (7), Fusarium (3), Trichypton (2) and Neurospora (1). Ten of the forty-four isolates had ability to degrade crude oil in the laboratory. On contamination a value of 1.0X105 cfu/g in microbial counts were obtained followed by a subsequent increase in population levels after a period of 2months with a value of 1.0X106 cfu/g. Oil application to the soil resulted in an increase in total petroleum hydrocarbon from 0.31 ppm to 5.53 ppm; organic matter from 0.41% to 7.34%; available phosphorus from 1.75 ppm to 2.84 ppm. The treatment measures all showed progressive decrease in oil concentration in the soil. Mixture of bacterial and fungal isolates as a treatment measure proved to be more favourable above all others, it brought the concentration from 5.53 ppm to 0.31 ppm after a period of 5 weeks of treatment, which is same value with the normal soil (uncontaminated). Species of Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Flavobacterium, Proteus, Klebsiella, Penicillium, Aspergillus, Fusarium, Trichyphyton and Neurospora had potential for the degradation of bonny crude oil. They could therefore be employed in environmental cleanup of petroleum spill site.

scholarly journals Distribution of Bacterial Communities in Petroleum-Contaminated Soils from the Dagang Oilfield, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueke Feng ◽  
Zhen Liu ◽  
Xiaoqiang Jia ◽  
Wenyu Lu
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Community ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Bacterial Communities ◽  
Petroleum Hydrocarbon ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Petroleum Contaminated Soil ◽  
Different Depths

AbstractDiversity in bacterial communities was investigated along a petroleum hydrocarbon content gradient (0–0.4043 g/g) in surface (5–10 cm) and subsurface (35–40 cm) petroleum-contaminated soil samples from the Dagang Oilfield, China. Using 16S rRNA Illumina high-throughput sequencing technology and several statistical methods, the bacterial diversity of the soil was studied. Subsequently, the environmental parameters were measured to analyze its relationship with the community variation. Nonmetric multidimensional scaling and analysis of similarities indicated a significant difference in the structure of the bacterial community between the nonpetroleum-contaminated surface and subsurface soils, but no differences were observed in different depths of petroleum-contaminated soil. Meanwhile, many significant correlations were obtained between diversity in soil bacterial community and physicochemical properties. Total petroleum hydrocarbon, total organic carbon, and total nitrogen were the three important factors that had the greatest impacts on the bacterial community distribution in the long-term petroleum-contaminated soils. Our research has provided references for the bacterial community distribution along a petroleum gradient in both surface and subsurface petroleum-contaminated soils of oilfield areas.

scholarly journals Improved Delivery of Remedial Agents Using Surface Foam Spraying with Vertical Holes into Unsaturated Diesel-Contaminated Soil for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Removal

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 781
Author(s):  
Rishikesh Bajagain ◽  
Prakash Gautam ◽  
Seung-Woo Jeong
Keyword(s):  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Petroleum Hydrocarbon ◽  
Soil Column ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon ◽  
Volumetric Soil Water Content ◽  
Persulfate Oxidation ◽  
Effective Delivery ◽  
Infiltration Processes

Surface foam spraying technologies, employing natural infiltration processes, have recently been suggested to not disturb or mix contaminated soils. However, effective delivery of reactive remedial agents to the bottom area of a contaminated region using only natural infiltration processes can be a challenge. This study aimed to improve the delivery of remedial agents such as oxidants, microorganisms, and nutrients to all depths of 30 cm thick unsaturated diesel-contaminated soil using small vertical soil holes. Three vertical holes, occupying 0.8% of the total soil volume and 3% of the soil surface area, were made inside the 17.3 kg soil column. Persulfate oxidation foam and subsequent bioaugmentation foam spraying were applied for remediation of contaminated soil. Foam spraying with vertical soil holes improved the uniformity of distribution of remedial agents throughout the soil, as evidenced by the uniform pH, higher volumetric soil water content, and a microbial population of >107 CFU/g. Therefore, the total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) removal efficiency (88–90%) from bottom soils was enhanced compared to soil columns without holes (72–73%) and the control test (5–9%). The kinetic study revealed that relatively similar TPH biodegradation rates (0.054–0.057 d−1) can be obtained for all soil depths by using this new and simple approach.

scholarly journals Effect of Replanting Zinnia Plants for Remediation of Oil-Contaminated Soil

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 05009
Author(s):  
Makoto Mita ◽  
Hiromi Ikeura ◽  
Takamitsu Kai ◽  
Masahiko Tamaki
Keyword(s):  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Petroleum Hydrocarbon ◽  
Growth Period ◽  
Diesel Oil ◽  
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon ◽  
Initial Growth ◽  
Oil Components ◽  
Soil Dehydrogenase Activity

Previously, we demonstrated that the zinnia plant was effective for the phytoremediation of oil-contaminated soils and that it had a higher remediation effect during the initial growth period. Therefore, repeated planting of zinnia for the initial growth period might enhance the remediation of contaminated soils, so we performed the following study. Seeds were sown in soils containing 4% (w/w) diesel oil and grown for 100 days. We carried out two treatments: replanted plots where above-ground parts of plants were cut after 50 days, and new seeds were sown; or non-replanted plots where plants were allowed to grow for 100 days. The soil dehydrogenase activity and soil total petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations were analyzed. At the end of the study, no significant differences were found between replanted and non-replanted plots for either measurement. Therefore, replanting did not affect remediation. Degradable oil components in the soils may have been degraded in the initial growth period of the first planting, but by the time of replanting there may have been few degradable oil components left in the soil, so there was no beneficial effect of replanting. We concluded that replanting is unsuitable for phytoremediation of oil-contaminated soils.

scholarly journals The Effect of Compost Application on Degradation of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon in Petroleum-Contaminated Soil

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 268-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Un Kim ◽  
Yong Gyun Kim ◽  
Sang Mong Lee ◽  
Hyean Cheal Park ◽  
Keun Ki Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Petroleum Hydrocarbon ◽  
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon ◽  
Compost Application ◽  
Petroleum Contaminated Soil
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