Chugunov V A, Ermolenko Z M, Zhigletsova S K, Martovetskaia I I, Zhirkova N A, Kholodenko V P
State Research Center for Applied Microbiology, Obolensk, Moscow oblast, 142279 Russia.
Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol. 2000 Nov-Dec;36(6):661-5.
A biosorbent containing an association of oil-oxidizing bacteria as a main constituent was developed, in which Lessorb, a product of moss and wood thermal processing, was used as a carrier. Xeroprotectors preserving the cell viability and oil-oxidizing activity in the biosorbent on drying and after long-term storage were selected. The use of this biosorbent for cleaning oil-polluted sod-podzol soils showed a two-threefold cleanup rate acceleration at different pollution levels (8 and 24 l/m2), especially in the presence of a nitrogen-phosphate fertilizer. The biosorbent increased the populations of certain groups of soil microorganisms and the total soil biological activity.
