• Development of Hybrid Remediation Method for Contaminated Soils with Zinc or Arsenic and Diesel
  • Kim, Hye-Young;Park, Jeong-Hun;
  • Department of Environmental Engineering, Chonnam National University;Department of Environmental Engineering, Chonnam National University;
  • 아연 또는 비소와 경유로 오염된 토양의 복합정화공법 개발
  • 김혜영;박정훈;
  • 전남대학교 공과대학 환경공학과;전남대학교 공과대학 환경공학과;
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to develope the remediation method of contaminated soils with metals and petroleum. The diesel degrading strain was isolated and identified from the soil contaminated by petroleum at industrial sites. Diesel biodegradation experiment was performed by diesel degrading bacteria in both solution and soil slurry. Contaminated soils by Zn or As and diesel were treated consecutively by steam-vapor extraction, biodegradation, and acid washing. The strain was identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and named as Pseudomonas aeruginosa TPH1. The optimal culture conditions of TPH1 were $20^{\circ}C$ and pH 7.0, 3% of diesel concentration. Biodegradation of diesel was performed using the separated strain in liquid medium, and 63% of diesel was degraded in 72 hours. And 52% of diesel was removed in the tested soils. In the treatment of contaminated soils with diesel and Zn or As, 29% ~ 44% of diesel was reduced by steamvapor extraction, 60% ~ 71% of diesel was removed after biodegradation. 47% of Zn and 96% of As were removed after acid(mixture of sulfuric and oxalic acids) washing. It is recommended that consecutive treatment method of steam-vapor extraction, biodegradation and acid washing is effective for remediation of complex contaminated soils with metals and petroleum.

Keywords: Soil remediation;Diesel;Pseudomonas aeruginosa TPH1;Heavy-metals;Contaminated soil;Biodegradation;Washing;

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  • 2010; 15(4): 13-20

    Published on Aug 31, 2010

  • Received on Dec 15, 2009
  • Accepted on Mar 2, 2010

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