Abstract: In this study, the survival, reproductive potential of earthworm species Eisenia fetida in oil-contaminated soil and the effect of earthworms in combination with a biopreparation Baykal EM-1 (Reg. N 226-19- 156-1) on the process of total petroleum hydrocarbons degradation have been investigated. In particular, the earthworms were incubated in crude oil-polluted soil containing 20,000 to 100,000 mg/kg of total petroleum hydrocarbons or a reference soil for 22 weeks. The laboratory studies demonstrated high level of the E. fetida survival in the oil-contaminated samples to which the Baykal EM-1 biopreparation was added. The oil content decreased more intensely (by 95–97%) in the soil samples containing earthworms as compared to the samples without them. The decomposition efficiency and the rate of oil hydrocarbons removal depended on the oil content and the presence or absence of the Baykal EM-1 biopreparation. The highest value (97–99%) was registered in the sample with the oil concentration of 40,000 mg/kg. The reproductive characteristics of the earthworms were shown to improve in the presence of Baykal EM-1. The obtained results are statistically important and demonstrate that microorganisms occurring in the Baykal EM-1 biopreparation have a positive effect on the earthworms’ survival, their reproductive potential, and capacity of hydrocarbon degradation.

Cite: Chachina S.B. , Baklanova O.N. , Lavrenov A.V. , Voronkova S.A.
Oil-Contaminated Soil Bioremediation with Eisenia fetida in the Presence of Lactic Acid and Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria in Laboratory Experiments
Биотехнология. 2017. V.33. N6. P.57-67. DOI: 10.21519/0234-2758-2017-33-6-57-67RSCI Scopus РИНЦ OpenAlex

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Submitted:	Apr 25, 2017
Accepted:	May 10, 2017

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RSCI:	RSCI:32334282
Scopus:	2-s2.0-85054715532
Elibrary:	32334282
OpenAlex:	W2791251423

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