Vermiremediation and mycoremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil and sewage sludge mixture: a comparative study

Azizi, A.B. and Liew, K.Y. and Noor, Z.M. and Abdullah, N. (2013) Vermiremediation and mycoremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil and sewage sludge mixture: a comparative study. International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, 4 (5). pp. 565-568. ISSN 2010-0264,

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Abstract

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons-contaminated soil and sewage sludge mixtures in microcosms were tested separately in triplicate with two types of biological agents, namely earthworms (Lumbricus rubellus) and spent fungal mycelia of Pleurotus sajor-caju (SPC) for 60 days. The results indicated that vermiremediation (VMR) and mycoremediation (MYC) showed degradation result of 99.99 PAHs i.e. Anth, Phen and BaP removal. Ten earthworms and 750 g of SPC depicted optimum results in nutrient element content among respective treatments. Treatment of MYC resulted a consistence increment of soil macronutrients except for TP and TKN (500 g treatment) compared to VMR. Hence, sixty days incubation of spent fungal mycelia of Pleurotus sajor-caju compost (SPC) is potential to degrade 99.99 of Anth, Phen and BaP but at the same time enrich the soil macronutrients i.e. TOC, TKN and TK

Item Type:	Article
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Bioremediation, lumbricus rubellus, spent mushroom compost, vermitechnology.
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences
Depositing User:	miss munirah saadom
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2014 02:03
Last Modified:	18 Feb 2015 01:15
URI:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/10803

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