Evaluation of Green Biomass for Remediation of Petroleum-Polluted Soils: A Case Study of Ube Leaf Mulch
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https://doi.org/10.63561/jacsr.v3i1.1230Keywords:
Green Composts, Soil Remediation, Soil Conditioning, Microbial Pollutants Accessibility, Hydrocarbons Polluted SoilsAbstract
The effects of green-biomass applications using pulverized Ube (Dascroides edulis) leaf-mulch (PULM) on the water holding capacity (WHC) of petroleum product polluted soils and the immobilization of hydrocarbon within the soil matrix was investigated. Aired soil was processed and spiked with a petroleum diesel and further treated for WHC and leaching experiments according to standard procedure. The concentration of diesel range organics (DROs) in the leachate were evaluated using peak area ratio from a standard GC-MS analysis. The results revealed that composting 15% (with respect to soil mass) diesel polluted soils with 1, 2.5, 5 and 10% PULM, increased the soils' WHC by ~28.85, 33.45, 36.55, and 45.25% respectively. Also, the leaching study on 20% diesel contaminated soils, showed that, 2.5, 5 and 10% PULM prevented the leaching of the diesel range organics (DROs) by 58.5, 89.25 and 100%, respectively, from the diesel spiked soils. This implies that, the biomass could reduce the mobilization of the organic contaminants within the soil matrixes thereby increasing the accessibility of soil pollutants biodegraders (whose population is usually optimal at the top soil). Also, characterization of the PULM indicated significant amount of TOC and fibre content which have the potentials for microbial energy supply and soil aeration. Favorable soil physicochemical properties and accessibility of organic pollutants to soil microbes are vital factors for optimal bioremediation of petroleum polluted soils. Therefore, this study has revealed the use of biomass such Ube leaf mulch (and by extension, similar green-biomass) would be a positive enhancement for bioremediation of hydrocarbon (and similar organic) polluted soils.
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