Biodegradation of the Prestige fuel oil under simulated conditions S. DÍEZ a, J. SABATÉ b, M. VIÑAS b, J. M. BAYONA a, A. M. SOLANAS b and J. ALBAIGÉS a a Instituto Investigaciones Químicas y Ambientales de Barcelona-CSIC. B Universidad de Barcelona. Departamento de Microbiología
The fate of spilled oil in the marine environment Fuente: Albaigés 1989
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the biodegradation extent of Prestige fuel oil in vitro experiments times by two consortia. –Aliphatics, aromatics and molecular markers. Effect of biodegradation on: –source and weathering indices To assess weathering effects on biodegradation. To evaluate the effect of oleophilic nutrients.
METHODOLOGY
Microbial Consortia Enrichment AMTD Inocula: crude oil contaminated sand + 5-PAHs ( 3-4 aromatic ring) Inocula: diesel contaminated Soil + diesel oil Mineral medium 5 years
Biodegradation Experiments S200 : microemulsion urea + oleic acid + phosphate ester +2-butoxy-1-ethanol AM 50 mg AM 50 mg TD 50 mg original fuel weathered fuelfuel + S200 C h e m i c a l a n a l y s i s 20 days 40 days AM 50 mg TD 50 mg TD 50 mg original fuel 50 mg C h e m i c a l a n a l y s i s
Chemical Analysis Incubated fuel pH < 2.5 LLE (CH 2 Cl 2 ) organic extract Fractionation SPE (SiO 2 -C 3 CN) Aliphatics GC-FID GC-MS Aromatics GC-MS surrogates
HYDROCARBON BIODEGRADATION
Biodegradation Aliphatics
Time (min) N N1 N2 N3 P P1 P2 P3 Biodegradation Aromatics original fuel biodegraded fuel 20 days
Weathering Effect
Strain Efficiency
Oleophilic Nutrient Effect
(II) (I) m/z 106 m/z 92 (I) (II) m/z 106 alkyltoluenes m/z 92 alkylbenzenes Alkylbenzenes ORIGINAL FUEL BIODEGRADED (TD) 1-methyl-3-phytanylbenzene phytanylbenzene
C 2 & C 3 -Phenanthrenes ORIGINAL BIODEGRADED ORIGINAL BIODEGRADED m/z 206 m/z 220 C 2 -Phenanthrenes (P2) C 3 -Phenanthrenes (P3)
C 2 & C 3 - Dibenzothiophenes ORIGINAL BIODEGRADED ORIGINAL BIODEGRADED m/z 212 m/z 226 C 2 - Dibenzothiophenes (D2) C 3 - Dibenzothiophenes (D3)
Source Indices Hopanes Steranes
BIODEGRADATION MOLECULAR MARKERS Acyclic isoprenoids Diasteranes C 27 -steranes -Steranes Homohopanes Monoaroamtic steranes Triaromatic steranes biodegradation
Effect of Biodegradation on Source Diagnostic Ratios IndexOriginal oil Biodegraded oil AM 20 days AM+S days Pr/Ph %23 %24TT11 7 %27Ts %29 %27d %29 S 4549 %29 %27 37 7 hopanes steranes isoprenoides
Source Indices D2/P2 D3/P3
Effect of Biodegradation on Source Diagnostic Ratios IndexOriginal oil Biodegraded oil AM 20 days AM+S days D2/P D3/P
Weathering Indices D2 D3 D2/C2 D3/C C2 C3
Effect of Biodegradation on Weathering Diagnostic Ratios IndexOriginal oil Biodegraded oil AM 20 days AM+S days D2/C D3/C370 51
N-alkanes, alkylbenzenes low MW parent PAHs and mono and di-alkylated derivatives are degraded by both consortia in days incubation. Degradation rates of PAHs decrease according with the alkyl substitution and number aromatic rings. Weathering slow down biodegradation. Oleophilic nutrient enhance the biodegradation of the more refractory PAHs and some molecular markers. Source indicators can be modified when oleophilic nutrient are added to the incubation medium. CONCLUSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Financial support was obtained from the MCYT (VEM CO5-01). Dr. S. Diez acknowledges a Ramon & Cajal contract.