BIOREMEDIATION OF HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATED SOILS AND WATER.

摘要

THE PRESENT INVENTION PROVIDES AN ENHANCED BIODEGRADATION PROCESS BY APPLYING TO PETROLEUM CONTAMINATED SOIUL OR WATER ESSENTIAL MICROBIAL NUTRIENTS IN A FORM CAPABLE OF RELEASING THE NUTRIENTS OVER TIME AT A RATE WHICH, AT 25°C, IS SUBSTANTIALLY LINEAR. IMPORTANTLY, IN A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION, THE MICROBIAL NUTRIENTS THAT ARE APPLIED TO THE SOIL OR WATER ARE IN A FORM SUCH THAT THE RELEASE OF NUTRIENTS AT 38°C WILL BE GREATER THAN THAT AT 25°C BY A FACTOR OF ABOUT 2.5 TO 6.0, AND PREFERABLY FROM A FACTOR OF ABOUT 3 TO ABOUT 5.0.