The Integrated Biotechnology for Oil-Polluted Soil Cleanup

Technologies with integrated resource applications are likely solutions to the problem of soil pollution with oil and petroleum products. Based on our assessment of the potential for the recultivation of a plot
on the territory of a rigged out reservoir tank storage, a biotechnology, including both forestry residues and
biological agents capable of enhancing the soil remediation processes, was developed. After application, the
technology comprising the BIOTRIN biopreparation, the GEOLEX® biogeosorbent, and bark-and-wood
waste and seeds to promote revegetation showed a soil cleanup efficiency of 92–95% for 60 days. The dehydrogenase activity increased, confirming intense processes of pollutant oxidation. After 60 days, the plant
cover with the sown herbs reached 85%, which characterized the purified soil as having no inhibitory effect
on the growth and development of plants.

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