Abstract
AbstractSince natural bioremediation is a lengthy process, new bioremediation techniques should be developed to accelerate and optimize the removal of soil contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). One of the substances that can be used to enhance PAH removal is calcium peroxide, applied as an oxidizing agent to improve soil aeration. Here, we investigated the bioremediation of soil contaminated with fluoranthene. Two doses of calcium preparation (CP), 0.29 and 0.58 g/kg, composed of calcium peroxide and calcium hydroxide, and increasing the soil pH by one and two units, respectively, were used. Fluoranthene decline was 83% and 95% for CP-aided soils, and 80% for soil without calcium preparation. During the remediation process, dynamic changes in the sorption complex of soils were found, mainly due to changes in the sum of base exchangeable cations. These changes in the first experiment period were significantly influenced by the presence of calcium preparation while in the second period by the presence of fluoranthene. The presence of calcium preparation caused changes in the microbiocenosis, especially at the higher dose. There was no effect of calcium preparation on plant growth.
Funder
Narodowe Centrum Nauki
Silesian University of Technology
Ministry of Education and Science
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Pollution,Water Science and Technology,Ecological Modeling,Environmental Chemistry,Environmental Engineering
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