PROCESS AND MEANS FOR THE MICROBIOLOGICAL REMEDIATION OF POLLUTED SOIL AND MICROORGANISMS FOR USE IN SAID PROCESS

摘要

The invention relates to a process for the microbiological remediation of soil polluted by chlorophenols, the soil to be decontaminated being composted with the chlorophenol-degrading microorganisms and the conditions being adjusted so that they favour for the growth of the microorganisms. According to the invention such chlorophenol-degrading microorganisms of the genus Rhodococcus and Mycobacterium are preferably used which are capable of degrading the chlorophenols also in field conditions. According to the invention the microorganisms are preferably immobilized in a solid porous support.