Remediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Soils with Microbial and Microbial Combined Methods: Advances, Mechanisms, and Challenges

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 13; no. 16; p. 9267
• Main Authors: Sui, Xin, Wang, Xuemei, Li, Yuhuan, Ji, Hongbing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2021
• Subjects: Bioremediation; Carbon dioxide; Comparative analysis; Control; Environmental aspects; Food contamination & poisoning; Hydrocarbons; Microorganisms; Mineralization; Molecular structure; Molecular weight; Petroleum; Physiological aspects; Plants; Pollutants; Protection and preservation; Soil contamination; Soil microorganisms; Soils; Sustainability; China

The petroleum industry’s development has been supported by the demand for petroleum and its by-products. During extraction and transportation, however, oil will leak into the soil, destroying the structure and quality of the soil and even harming the health of plants and humans. Scientists are resea...