Petroleum pollution is the greatest concern for human societies, potentially solved by bioremediation- a demonstrable approach for restoration of the environment. In the matter of petroleum contaminated soil and sediment, numerous bioremediation methods are available. This causes uncertainty in the accuracy of results, time performance, and financial efficiency. Co-composting, mycoremediation, phytoremediation and, bio-piles are biological methods with reliable results. However, such methods have gray areas and are elusive. In this book we attempt to provide essential guidance and key points for running successful bioremediation of petroleum contaminated areas. Use of bioremediation in full-scale projects requires a greater concentration of knowledge than seen in published articles alone. This book gathers neglected knowledge for effective bioremediation in petroleum contaminated soil and sediment.
Pollution From Ecosystem Degradation to Human Vulnerability and Future
Projections.- Petroleum Pollution in Soil Sediment.- Contaminated
soil/sediment bioremediation techniques.- You May Need to Cure the Water
Repellency of the Contaminated Materials.- Microbial Degradation of Petroleum
Hydrocarbons in Soil and Sediment.- Mycoremediation Mechanisms of Petroleum
Contaminated Soil or Sediments.- Sustainable Bioremediation Techniques For
Soil Petroleum Hydrocarbons.- Plant Growth in Petroleum Contaminated Soils.-
Biostimulation of Petroleum Contaminated Soil using Organic Amendments.-
Electrokinetic-Enhanced Bioremediation of Petroleum Contaminated Soils
Sediments.- Bulking Agent Demands for Soil Petroleum Contaminated Co
Composting.- Some Tips for Prosperous Soil and Sediment Petroleum
Contamination Bioremediation.- Soil petroleum pollution in the Arvandan Oil
and Gas Company area.- Environmental impacts of Gachsaran oil and gas
company.- The Role of Earthworms in petroleum contaminated Soil Remediation.-
Soil Pollution Risks of Onshore Petroleum Exploration Drilling and Possible
Bioremediation Methods.
Dr. Amir Parnian is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Soil Chemistry of the National Salinity Research Center of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization in Yazd, Iran.
Dr. Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad is a retired Professor of the Department of Plant Sciences of the School of Life Sciences at the University of Hyderabad, India.
Dr. James N. Furze is a member and fellow of the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Valorization of Natural Resources at Ibn Zohr University, Morocco; Control and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Technology-Iraq, Iraq; Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), England and founder of Earth Systems Protection Foundation.
Dr. Nematollah Jaafarzadeh is a Professor of the Department of Environmental Health Engineering of the School of Health and a distinguished member of the Environmental Technologies Research Center at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
