Bioremediation of domestic sewage polluted with waste motor oil

Authors

  • David García Hernández
  • Carlos Rubén Sosa Aguirre
  • Juan Manuel Sánchez Yáñez

Keywords:

biostimulation, aliphatic HC, microbiote, mineral salts.

Abstract

One of the greatest environmental problems in Mexico and the world is pollution of domestic sewage with hydrocarbon derivatives (HC), such as waste motor oil (WMO). Sewage enrichment with essential nutrients for native microbes or biostimulation induces the mineralization of WMO. This paper evaluates bioestimulation on sewage from car wash and paint workshops enriched with a mineral solution (MS). Sewage microbiote biostimulated with MS increased CO2 production 30 times when compared with control water by mineralizating up to 96% of aliphatic HC C11-C20 from WMO in 21 days. In conclusion, biostimulation is a viable strategy for waste water treatment polluted with WMO.

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Published

2007-01-01

How to Cite

García Hernández, D., Sosa Aguirre, C. R., & Sánchez Yáñez, J. M. (2007). Bioremediation of domestic sewage polluted with waste motor oil. Tecnología Y Ciencias Del Agua, 22(2), 113–118. Retrieved from https://revistatyca.org.mx/index.php/tyca/article/view/195

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2007)

Section

Articles

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