Method for bioremediation of contaminated water
AssigneeMekorot Water Company, Ltd
InventorsRam Cohen, Eliora Ron, Eugene Rosenberg
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Abstract
Provided is a method of bioremediation of organic contaminated water within an annulus of an oil lubricated shaft, the method includes: (a) introducing into the annulus of said oil lubricated shaft an amount of a bioremediation combination including (i) a microbial cocktail capable of biodegrading the organic contaminants and (ii) nitrogen source, such that said bioremediation combination is brought into contact with water suspected of being contaminated in said annulus; and (b) supply into said annulus oxygen source for a time sufficient for biodegradation of at least a portion of said organic contaminants in the water within the annulus.
Claims16
A method of bioremediation of organic contaminated water for bioremediation of organic contaminants comprising a lubricating oil, the lubricating oil contaminating water within an annulus of an oil lubricated shaft below ground level within a water well, comprising:
- introducing into a continuous phase of water contaminated with the lubricating oil within the annulus of said oil lubricated shaft of the water well an amount of a bioremediation combination comprising
- (i) a microbial cocktail capable of biodegrading the lubricating oil contaminating the continuous phase of water within the annulus and
- (ii) a nitrogen source,
- such that said bioremediation combination is brought into contact with the continuous phase of water within the annulus suspected of being contaminated with the lubricating oil in said annulus;
- supplying into said annulus an oxygen source for a time sufficient for biodegradation of at least a portion of said organic contaminants in the water within the annulus, wherein introducing said oxygen source is via an oxygen pipe having an outlet which is submerged in the continuous phase of water within the annulus.
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