Bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils in cold regions: Development of a pre-optimized biostimulation biopile-scale field assay in Antarctica

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Martinez Alvarez, Lucas Manuel, Ruberto, Lucas Adolfo Mauro, Lo Balbo Alfredo, Mac Cormack, Walter Patricio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science
• Subjects: ANTARCTIC SOILS; GEOMEMBRANE; POTTER COVE; RESPONSE-SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTION; DIESEL CONTAMINATION; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.8; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Potter Cove; Argentino; Argentina; Alvarez; Carlini Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/64022

Bioremediation proved to be an effective approach to deal with soil contamination, especially in isolated, cold environments such as Antarctica. Biostimulation, involving the addition of macronutrients -mainly nitrogen and phosphorous- is considered the simplest and cheapest bioremediation process....