In Situ Bioremediation of Crude Petroleum Oil Polluted Soil Using Mathematical Experimentation

Table 2

Typical first-order biodegradation rate constants from field studies.

Field study location	Shoreline type	Oil type	Treatment	First-order biodegradable rate day^−1		Reference
				Alkanes	PAHs
Delaware	Sandy beach	Bonny light crude oil	Control	0.026	0.021	[12]
			Nutrient	0.056	0.031
			Inoculum	0.045	0.3026
Quebec, Canada	Tidal fresh water	Mesa light crude oil	Control	0.0028	0.0028	[19]
			Nutrient	0.0023–0.034	0.0016–0.041
Texas	Brackish Wetland	Phase II: Arabian light crude oil	Control	0.019	0.017	[20]
			Nutrient	0.042–0.061	0.018–0.027
		Phase III: Arabian medium crude oil	Control	0.020	0.015
			Nutrient	0.024	0.013
			Inoculum	0.019–0.030	0.016–0.017