The Use of Phytoremediation, Biostimulation, and Aeration for  the Restoration and Cleanup of Non-Hazardous Oil Waste

Qianxin Lin Irving A. Mendelssohn Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute School of Coast and Environment Louisiana State University

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This report was prepared under contract between Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office/Office of the Governor, Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office-Office of the Governor or that of the Louisiana Applied and Educational Research and Development Program, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the state of Louisiana.

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Citation

Lin, Q., and I. A. Mendelssohn.  2001. The use of phytoremediation, biostimulation and aeration for the restoration and cleanup of non-hazardous oil waste material.  Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program, OSRADP Technical Report Series 01-008, 27 pp

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the sponsor of this research,the Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program (OSRADP).  Funding from the OSRADP and assistance from Dr. Donald Davis and his staff provided essential help toward the successful completion of this research.  In addition, we greatly appreciate Dr. Robert P. Gambrell, Ms. Jean Cowan, Mr. Scott Mile, and Dr. Ken Carney for their advice and assistance in analyzing soil nutrients and oil chemistry. We also thank Mr. Peter Cordas and Ms. Yun Feng for assistance in experiment maintenance and sampling.  Thanks as well to Mr. Mark Q. Henley and Dr. Dave LeBlanc of Texaco for providing the non-hazardous oil waste material for this research.