In situ bioremediation of subsurface petroleum contamination in Western Canada

Bioremediation is an emerging technology that helps clean up soil and groundwater, which are contaminated with petroleum products. This study investigates the bioremediation of petroleum-contaminated subsurface in a western Canadian context. Screening and enhancement of gasoline degradable local psychrophilic microorganism strains are conducted for the soil samples acquired from petroleum-contaminated sites and yard compost. Four purified …