Biodegradabilidad en suelo de hidrocarburos residuales en fondos de tanques de almacenamiento de petróleo / [Biodegradability in soil of residual hydrocarbons in petroleum tank bottoms]

ABSTRACT

Biodegradability of hydrocarbons on soils can be applied to the treatment of residues (land treatment) from petroleum refinery as well as the cleaning of contaminated soils (bioremediation). In this paper we have studied the biodegradability of hydrocarbons from petroleum tank bottom sludges on soil by the autochthonous microbial community. Lab assays were conducted in 1l-beakers under the following conditions hydrocarbon load 5.3