Enhanced biodegradation of used engine oil in soil amended with organic wastes

• Main Authors: Abioye, P.O., Abdul Raman, Abdul Aziz, Agamuthu, P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4487/1/Abioye-2010-Enhanced_Biodegradat.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4487/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Three organic wastes (banana skin (BS), brewery spent grain (BSG), and spent mushroom compost (SMC)) were used for bioremediation of soil spiked with used engine oil to determine the potential of these organic wastes in enhancing biodegradation of used oil in soil. The rates of biodegradation of the...