Data on biosurfactant assisted removal of TNT from contaminated soil
Bijan Bina,
Mohammad Mehdi Amin,
Bahram Kamarehie,
Ali Jafari,
Mansour Ghaderpoori,
Mohammad Amin Karami,
Fahimeh Teimouri,
Mohsen Sadani
Affiliations
Bijan Bina
Environment Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Noncommunicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Dept. of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan Univ. of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Mohammad Mehdi Amin
Environment Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Noncommunicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Dept. of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Isfahan Univ. of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Bahram Kamarehie
Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Ali Jafari
Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Mansour Ghaderpoori
Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Mohammad Amin Karami
Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran; Nutritional Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran; Corresponding author at: Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Fahimeh Teimouri
Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Mohsen Sadani
Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Contamination of environment, especially soil, is in great concern and can cause health problems. Thus, remediation of these pollutants through environmentally friendly methods should be considered. The aim of this data was bioremediation of TNT from contaminated soil. Two plastic pans were used as bioreactor. In each pan, 3 kg of soil was used. Concentration of TNT in contaminated soil was 1000 mg/kg. Rhamnolipid in concentration of 60 mg/l was added to intended pan. Sampling was done in each two weeks. In order to assessment of TNT degradation, samples were analyzed with HPLC. The data showed that after 154 days of experiment, TNT removal in soil that amended with rhamnolipid was 73% and in experiment with no addition of rhamnolipid was 58%. Based on the obtained data rhamnolipid was effective in remediation of TNT contaminated soil. Keywords: TNT, Soil contamination, Rhamnolipid, Bioremediation, Soil
