Bioremediation of soil polluted with oil

Authors

  • Vesna Teofilović Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, Novi Sad, Serbia
  • Srđan Miletić Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy – National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Milica Živković Faculty of Science, Department of Biology and Ecology, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, Novi Sad, Serbia; Faculty of Environmental Protection, Educons University, Vojvode Putnika 87, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
  • Nataša Stojić Faculty of Environmental Protection, Educons University, Vojvode Putnika 87, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
  • Mira Pucarević Faculty of Environmental Protection, Educons University, Vojvode Putnika 87, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
  • Miroslav M. Vrvić BREM GROUP Ltd., Oslobođenja 39b, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5937/AASer2151077T

Keywords:

soil pollution, bioremediation, oil spills, zymogenous consortium of microorganisms, microplastics.

Abstract

Microplastics have reached all corners of our planet, including soil and water. Plastic-degrading bacteria are seen as a promising, environmentally friendly tool for the bioremediation of soil polluted with microplastics. The petroleum origin of plastics makes them candidates for bioremediation analogous to the bioremediation of soil polluted with oil and its derivatives. A mud pit, located near the village of Turija, used for mud formation for the lubrication of drill pipes for drilling rigs, ended up polluted with oil and its derivatives. It was bioremediated using the in situ procedure. The content of n-hexane extractable substance, total petroleum hydrocarbon, dry substance, and loss on ignition were analyzed. 

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Published

06.02.2026

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 51 (2021)

Section

Articles