at the end of the bioremediation process. Ecotoxicity had rapidly dropped in both
piles after five months of the treatment. The biodegradation technology led to a
decrease in the material toxicity achieving the legislatively acceptable level (see
Fig. 26.7).
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
05/2016
07/2016
08/2016
09/2016
log CFU/g
bioaugmentaƟon
bioaugmentaƟon biosƟmulaƟon
Fig. 26.5 The
concentration of
heterotrophic bacteria
within the pilot-scale test
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
05/2016
07/2016
08/2016
09/2016
mgCO
2 /100g/24h
bioaugmentaƟon
bioaugmentaƟon biosƟmulaƟon
Fig. 26.6 The respiration
intensity within the pilotscale test
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
input
output - bioaugmentaƟon output - biosƟmulaƟon
relaƟve inhibiƟon (%)
5 min 15 min
5 min 15 min 30 min
Fig. 26.7 Ecotoxicity using
Vibrio fischeri within the
pilot-scale test
540
P. Najmanová and R. Raschman