Comparative Environmental and Economic Analysis of Methods for the Remediation of Oil-Contaminated Soils by in situ Bioremediation and Mechanical Soil Replacement

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 40-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.V. Slusarevsky ◽  
L.V. Zinnatshina ◽  
G.K. Vasilyeva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Soil Cover ◽  
In Situ Bioremediation ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
The Cost

It is shown that the mechanical remediation of oil-contaminated soil is carried out quickly and radically, and the cost of this method (from 3.8 to 62.4 million rubles/ha) is several times higher than the cost of bioremediation. Soil cleaning by in situ bioremediation can last from 1 to 3 growing seasons, but it does not require the transportation and disposal of hazardous waste and does not destroy the soil cover. Adding sorbents and ameliorants for bioremediation of oil-contaminated soils is often justified, since it significantly expands the capabilities of the method, although it increases the cost of cleaning from 1.0–4.3 to 1.1–18.3 million rubles/ha, depending on the type and dose sorbent.

scholarly journals Bio Remedial Potential for the Treatment of Contaminated Soils

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 53-58
Author(s):  
Hasnain Raza ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Polluted Soil ◽  
Soil Bioremediation ◽  
Environmental Threat ◽  
The World

As anthropogenic activities rise over the world, representing an environmental threat, soil contamination and treatment of polluted areas have become a worldwide concern. Bioremediation is a sustainable technique that could be a cost-effective mitigating solution for heavy metal-polluted soil regeneration. Due to the difficulties in determining the optimum bioremediation methodology for each type of pollutant and the lack of literature on soil bioremediation, we reviewed the main in-situ type, their current properties, applications, and techniques, plants, and microbe’s efficiency for treatment of contaminated soil. In this review, we describe the deeper knowledge of the in-situ types of bioremediation and their different pollutant accumulation mechanisms.

scholarly journals Turning Waste Into a Resource for Remediation of Contaminated Soil in Tropical Developing Countries

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Haller ◽  
Anders Jonsson ◽  
Morgan Fröling
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Crop Residues ◽  
Tropical Climate ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
In Situ Bioremediation ◽  
Waste Products ◽  
Pyroligneous Acid ◽  
Energy Consuming

Contaminated soil from industrial or agricultural activities poses a health threat to animals and humans and can also have a detrimental effect on economic systems by making land unsuitable for agriculture and other economic purposes. This problem is of particular concern in tropical developing countries where agriculture is the economic base. Traditional methods for soil remediation are often expensive and energy consuming. In-situ bioremediation has been proposed as a cheaper alternative to conventional methods in areas where remediation would otherwise not be implemented. Despite encouraging results in the laboratory, the practice of in-situ bioremediation is limited, partially due to its inefficiency at low temperatures. The objective of this study is to provide an inventory of some waste products that potentially can be used as amendments for in-situ bioremediation in developing countries in tropical climate. Emphasis has been given to map efficient methods that are appropriate to economically marginalised people in such countries. Waste from livestock operations, crop residues and processing waste constitute the major waste flows in many developing countries. A number of organic by-products can potentially be used to stimulate microbial activity for bioremediation purposes. Three amendments; whey, pyroligneous acid and compost teas were selected to be studied in detail due to their liquid nature and documented capacity to stimulate microorganisms with capacity to degrade pollutants. Experiments are needed to determine their potential for in-situ bioremediation in developing countries in tropical climate.

scholarly journals Modern environmental technologies of healthy soils contaminated by heavy metals and radionuclides

2020 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 01007
Author(s):  
Vasyl Savosko ◽  
Aleksandr Podolyak ◽  
Irina Komarova ◽  
Aleksey Karpenko
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Chemical Elements ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Soil Restoration ◽  
Mission Strategy ◽  
Environmental Technologies

Object of research: to systematize (taking into account the possible consequences to biosphere) the known technologies for ecological restoration of soils contaminated by heavy metals and radionuclides. Only a healing technology should be recognized as one possible methodology for solving any soil problems. For soils contaminated by heavy metals and radionuclides healing patterns is conceptually ordered into the following levels: mission, strategy, technology. The mission of healthy soil should be aimed at maintaining the chemical elements content within the optimum interval. The strategy of healthy soil involves the regulation of individual elements content in the soil. Ex-situ a soil healing technology is implemented outside the original pollution site. In-situ, a soil healing technology is carried out directly on the original pollution site. Excavation of the contaminated soil layer is the first stage for ex-situ soil restoration. In the future it will be possible: 1) storage of contaminated soil at special landfills, 2) treatment of contaminated soil at a special reactor. All technologies for in-situ healthy of heavy metals contaminated soils can be ordered as: 1) localization, 2) deconcentration, 3) inactivation, 4) extraction.

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