Evaluation of the biodegradation of Alaska North Slope oil in microcosms using the biodegradation model BIOB.

ABSTRACT: We present the details of a numerical model, BIOB that is capable of simulating the biodegradation of oil entrapped in the sediment. The model uses Monod kinetics to simulate the growth of bacteria in the presence of nutrients and the subsequent consumption of hydrocarbons. The model was used to simulate experimental results of Exxon Valdez oil biodegradation in laboratory columns (Venosa et al., 2010). In that study, samples were collected from three different islands: Eleanor Island (EL107), Knight Island (KN114A), and Smith Island (SM006B), and placed in laboratory microcosms for a duration of 168 days to investigate oil bioremediation through natural attenuation and nutrient amendment. The kinetic parameters of the BIOB model were estimated by fitting to the experimental data using a p

SUBMITTER: Torlapati J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4030209 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature