Bioremediation of dredged sediments polluted by heavy metals
17th International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium, Frankfurt am Main, Almanya, 2 - 05 Eylül 2007, ss.307-308, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
- Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
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- Doi Numarası: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.20-21.307
- Basıldığı Şehir: Frankfurt am Main
- Basıldığı Ülke: Almanya
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.307-308
- Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The present work deals with a bioremediation study of a heavy-metal polluted harbour sediment, obtained from the Italian Adriatic Coast. Bioleaching of the sediment sample was performed with a mixed culture of acidophilic, chemi-autotrophic Fe/S oxidising bacteria. The effect of an anaerobic biostimulation pre-treatment on the extent of Cd, Cu, Zn, Ni, Pb, Hg, As, Cr extraction by bioleaching was evaluated. The biostimulation pre-treatment was intended to stimulate autochthonous sulfate reducing strains, to enhance the sulfide fraction in the sediment, to favour subsequent activity of reduced-sulfur-oxidizing bacteria in the subsequent bioaugmentation (bioleaching). The effect of the duration of anaerobic pre-treatment (21 and 30 days) in the presence and absence of 1% glucose was tested. The results obtained showed that the activity of the reduced-sulfur-oxidising strains was significantly enhanced after an anaerobic pre-treatment of the sediments and showed real promise for the application of bioleaching for metal polluted sediments.