Use of bioremediation for the removal of petroleum hydrocarbons from the soil: an overview

Author: João Victor de Oliveira Santos, Ylanna Larissa Alves Ferreira, Letícia Leôncio de Souza Silva, Ingrid Miranda de Lacerda Buarque de Lyra, Sarah Brandão Palácio, Isabella Macário Ferro Cavalcanti

ijeab doi crossref DOI: 10.22161/ijeab/3.5.35

Keyword: PHCs, pollutants, environment, remediation, microorganism.

Abstract: Large amount of organic and inorganic compounds are released constantly in the environment as a consequence of human activity and technological and industrial advancement. Environmental pollution by petroleum and petrochemicals, such as petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs), is considered one of the most serious hazards today due to its worldwide distribution. Contamination by these pollutants causes degradation of global environment and a substantial reduction in biodiversity. In addition, a deep removal of the pollutants is often required to prevent their migration into the water, air and therefore threaten human health. In this way, the search for ecologically sustainable approaches to repair contaminated environments have been of great concern in society. Bioremediation is a technique, based on the metabolic activity of living organisms, which aims to reduce, degrade and/or remove contaminants from the marine and terrestrial ecosystems. It is a more economical and more efficient process to minimize waste, compared to the usual physical-chemical treatment methods. Historically, bioremediation has been used to restore environments polluted by PHCs, where microbial communities play a key role during this course, either by the direct degradation of pollutants or by interaction with other microorganisms. Finally, this review discusses about the soil contamination by PHCs, the role of living organisms in this mechanism and their recent application in bioremediation process.

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João Victor de Oliveira Santos, Ylanna Larissa Alves Ferreira, Letícia Leôncio de Souza Silva, Ingrid Miranda de Lacerda Buarque de Lyra, Sarah Brandão Palácio, Isabella Macário Ferro Cavalcanti et al."Use of bioremediation for the removal of petroleum hydrocarbons from the soil: an overview". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878),vol 3, no. 5, 2018, pp.1831-1838 AI Publications doi:10.22161/ijeab/3.5.35

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João Victor de Oliveira Santos, Ylanna Larissa Alves Ferreira, Letícia Leôncio de Souza Silva, Ingrid Miranda de Lacerda Buarque de Lyra, Sarah Brandão Palácio, Isabella Macário Ferro Cavalcanti, P.(2018).Use of bioremediation for the removal of petroleum hydrocarbons from the soil: an overview. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).3(5), 1831-1838.10.22161/ijeab/3.5.35

Chicago

João Victor de Oliveira Santos, Ylanna Larissa Alves Ferreira, Letícia Leôncio de Souza Silva, Ingrid Miranda de Lacerda Buarque de Lyra, Sarah Brandão Palácio, Isabella Macário Ferro Cavalcanti, P.(2018).Use of bioremediation for the removal of petroleum hydrocarbons from the soil: an overview. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).3(5), pp.1831-1838.

Harvard

João Victor de Oliveira Santos, Ylanna Larissa Alves Ferreira, Letícia Leôncio de Souza Silva, Ingrid Miranda de Lacerda Buarque de Lyra, Sarah Brandão Palácio, Isabella Macário Ferro Cavalcanti. 2018."Use of bioremediation for the removal of petroleum hydrocarbons from the soil: an overview". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).3(5):1831-1838.Doi:10.22161/ijeab/3.5.35

IEEE

João Victor de Oliveira Santos, Ylanna Larissa Alves Ferreira, Letícia Leôncio de Souza Silva, Ingrid Miranda de Lacerda Buarque de Lyra, Sarah Brandão Palácio, Isabella Macário Ferro Cavalcanti."Use of bioremediation for the removal of petroleum hydrocarbons from the soil: an overview", International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology,vol.3,no. 5, pp.1831-1838,2018.

Bibtex

@article { joãovictordeoliveirasantos2018use,
title={Use of bioremediation for the removal of petroleum hydrocarbons from the soil: an overview},
author={João Victor de Oliveira Santos, Ylanna Larissa Alves Ferreira, Letícia Leôncio de Souza Silva, Ingrid Miranda de Lacerda Buarque de Lyra, Sarah Brandão Palácio, Isabella Macário Ferro Cavalcanti , R},
journal={International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology},
volume={3},
year= {2018} ,
}