Abstract
The biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and mineral oil was investigated in heavily and normally polluted sediments. The aims of the research were: to improve the knowledge of dewatering and ripening of sediments in an open land-farm, to quantify the biodegradation in two sediments, and to optimize the land-farm process to enable use on a larger scale. Without additional dewatering and cultivation, sediments in an open land-farm will ripen very slowly. A decrease in PAH content by 40-80 and a decrease in mineral oil content by 60-70 per year can be achieved.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Satellite seminar "Remediation of contaminated sediments", Wednesday, 1 November 1995 |
| Editors | P.B. Roeters, G.N.M. Stokman |
| Pages | 135-136 |
| Publication status | Published - 1995 |
Keywords
- bioremediation
- dredgings
- harbours
- microbial degradation
- mud
- reclamation
- sediment
- spoil
- sludge farming