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Table 4 Anaerobic slurry bioreactors.

From: A review on slurry bioreactors for bioremediation of soils and sediments

Matrix

Contaminant

Remarks

Removal

Ref.

Soil

2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)

With anaerobic activated sludge as the microbial inocula and sludge cakes as the primary substrates

86%

[112]

Soil

Chlorpyrifos

Sequencing batch mode (anoxic-aerobic-anoxic)

91%

[113]

Soil

Hexahydro-1,2,3-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX)

With supplementation of municipal anaerobic sludge as an exogenous source of microorganisms

60%

[114]

sediment

PAH Acenaphthene

Addition sulfate as an electron acceptor enhanced PAH degradation

79%

[115]

Soil

αβδ and γ-hexachlorocyclohexane

Bioaugmented with anaerobic sludge

100%

[68]

Soil

2-sec-butil-2,6-dinitrofenol (DINOSEB)

Pilot scale

51%

[55]

Soil

2,4-dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid

Sulfate reduction conditions with addition of sucrose

48%

[30,31]

Soil

Pentachlorophenol (PCP)

Bioaugmented with cells of Desulfitobacterium frappieri strain PCP-1

100%

[87]

Soil

Trinitrotoluene (TNT)

Augmentation with anaerobic biomass from a food industry wastewater treatment plant

100%

[116]

Soil

Diesel

a)mixed electron acceptor (SO4=, NO3-, CO2)

b)sulfate-reducing condition

a)80%

b)55%

[29]

Soil

Tetrachloroethylene

Bioaugmented with cells of Desulfitobacterium sp. s train Y-51 and addition of zero.valent iron (Fe0)

100%

[117]