@ARTICLE{Zborowska_Ewa_Biodegradation_2006,
 author={Zborowska, Ewa and Naumczyk, Jeremi and Bugryn, Ewelina and Wojciechowska, Renata},
 volume={vol. 32},
 number={No 1},
 pages={59-72},
 journal={Archives of Environmental Protection},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2006},
 publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences},
 abstract={Exploited lubricants are dangerous contaminants because of their toxicity and low biodegradability. In this study, microbial culture active in exploited lubricant oil Mobil I was isolated and inoculated to sandy soil containing 0.5 g of contaminant per 100 g of dry soil. Microorganisms were used as free cells and immobilizate on wood chips, soil was also properly supplied with water and nutrients. The bioaugumantation seems to enhance biodegradation process. After 5 months, 93% of non-polar compounds were eliminated from soil containing immobilized biomass. Comparatively, in non-treated soil (control system) the contaminant elimination was at the level of 47%. Bacterial number in treated and non-treated soil was similar for about 3 months; however enzymatic activity (dehydrogenascs and hydrolascs) in control soil was much lower. Finally, after 5 months of treatment the content of bacteria active in contaminant decomposition in inoculated soil was 100-fold higher than in control system. Presumably, the main reason of low remediation results in non-treated soil seems to be low enzymatic activity of the biomass.},
 type={Article},
 title={Biodegradation of Lubricant Oil in Soil},
 URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/123317/PDF/7_AE_VOL_32_1_2006_Zborowska_Biodegradation.pdf},
 keywords={enzymatic activity, lubricant oil, biodegradation, active biomass, non-polar compounds},
}