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http://dx.doi.org/10.7845/kjm.2013.3087

Efficient Clean-up of Oil Spilled Shorelines Using the Compressed Air Jet System and Concomitant Microbial Community Analysis  

Chang, Jae-Soo (Department of Environmental Engineering, Korea Maritime University)
Kim, Kyung Hee (JH Green, Inc.)
Lee, Jae Shik (JH Green, Inc.)
Ekpeghere, Kalu I. (Department of Environmental Engineering, Korea Maritime University)
Koh, Sung-Cheol (Department of Environmental Engineering, Korea Maritime University)
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Korean Journal of Microbiology / v.49, no.4, 2013 , pp. 353-359 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objectives of this study were to investigate effectiveness of the Compressed Air Jet (CAJ) System for cleaning up shorelines contaminated with crude oils and to examine effects of the system on total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) removal and microbial community changes before and after remediation of the oil-contaminated shorelines. These data will lead to better understanding of optimized remediation process. About 66% of TPH reduction was observed when the contaminated site was treated with the CAJ System 2, 3, 4, and 5 times. This treatment system was more efficient than the seawater pumping system under similar treatment conditions (by 40%). By the way, little oil degrader communities were observed despite a potential function of the air jet system to stimulate aerobic oil degraders. The apparent low population density of the oil degraders might be as a result of low concentration of TPH as a carbon source and limiting nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. It was proposed that the CAJ System would contribute significantly to removal of residual oils on the shorelines in combination with addition of these limiting nutrients.
Keywords
compressed air jet; oil spill; sediment remediation; shoreline; total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH);
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