THE FATE OF PETROLEUM ALIPHATIC-HYDROCARBONS IN SEWAGE SLUDGE-AMENDEDSOILS

Authors
STRONGUILO ML VAQUERO MT COMELLAS L BROTOPUIG F
Citation
Ml. Stronguilo et al., THE FATE OF PETROLEUM ALIPHATIC-HYDROCARBONS IN SEWAGE SLUDGE-AMENDEDSOILS, Chemosphere, 29(2), 1994, pp. 273-281
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Chemosphere → ACNP
ISSN journal
00456535
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
273 - 281
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-6535(1994)29:2<273:TFOPAI>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Sewage sludge-amended soils containing indigenous and spiked petroleum hydrocarbons (gas-oil and lubricating oil) were monitored for aliphat ic hydrocarbons weathering. Results indicated that n-alkanes were lost by abiotic and biotic processes, the former being more important for the short-chain alkanes. Their half-lives were from 2.7 to 5.9 days, d epending on the initial concentration.