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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 1998, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (6): 640-644.

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Regulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons biodegradation in contaminated soil

Sun Tieheng, Song Yufang, Xu Huaxia, Wang Hongyan   

  1. Institute of Applied Ecology, Academia Sinica, Shenyang 110015
  • Received:1998-05-06 Revised:1998-09-30 Online:1998-11-25 Published:1998-11-25

Abstract: Using temperature, moisture, surfactant TW-80 and C◇N◇Pratio as regulation factors, the biodegradation of ploycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)was carried out with an experimental period of 150 days.The results indicate that the degradation rate of PAHs reached 44.5~74.6% and 70.4~93.7% after 30 and 60 days, respectively.The optimum conditions for degradation during these periods were: temperature 40℃, moisture 25%, C◇N◇Pratio 120◇10◇1, and TW-80 concentration 200~500mg·kg-1 .At the end of this experiment, the degradation rate of PAHs was up to 91.2~99.8%, with an optimum condition of temperature 40℃, and moisture 15%.The discrimination of Rvalue indicates that the influence of the four regulation factors on the degradation rate of PAHs varied with time.Temperature had a significant influence on the degradation of PAHs, and surfactants had a regulating role on the biodegradation of PAHs in soil.

Key words: Soil pollution, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Biodegradation, Surfactant, sensitivity, temporal and spatial heterogeneity, BIOME-BGC model, parameter optimization