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Potential of agricultural by-products in the bioremediation of fuel spills

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Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Respirometer studies were used to determine the benefits of mixing soybean hulls with gravel contaminated with petroleum products. The aerobic conditions prevailing in the respirometer maintained significant microbiological activity. A reduction in petrochemical concentrations was detected, whether the contaminated gravel was treated with agricultural by-products or not, but at a slightly faster rate with the treatment.

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  1. Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Center for Crops Utilization Research, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA, , , , , , US

    A L Pometto III & K E Johnson

  2. Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Center for Crops Utilization Research, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA, , , , , , US

    C S Oulman

  3. Department of Microbiology, Center for Crops Utilization Research, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA, , , , , , US

    A A DiSpirito & S Baranow

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  1. A L Pometto III
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Received 6 November 1997/ Accepted in revised form 13 June 1998

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Pometto III, A., Oulman, C., DiSpirito, A. et al. Potential of agricultural by-products in the bioremediation of fuel spills. J Ind Microbiol Biotech 20, 369–372 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jim.2900542

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