Petroleum pollution is the greatest concern for human ‎societies, potentially solved by bioremediation- a demonstrable approach for restoration of the environment. In the ‎matter of petroleum contaminated soil and sediment, numerous ‎methods are available. This causes uncertainty in the accuracy of results, time performance, and financial efficiency required for a successful outcome.‎ Co-composting, mycoremediation, phytoremediation and, bio-piles are ‎established biological methods. ‎However, such methods have grey areas and ‎are elusive. In this book we provide essential ‎guidance and key points for remediation ‎of petroleum contaminated areas.‎ Use of the techniques ‎in full-scale projects requires a greater concentration of knowledge than seen in prior published work. This book collates previously overlooked insights for effective bioremediation of petroleum contaminated soil and sediment.

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Dr. Amir Parnian is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Soil Chemistry at the National Salinity Research Center of the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension ‎Organization in Yazd, Iran

Dr. Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad is a retired Professor of the Department of Plant Sciences of the School of Life Sciences at the University of Hyderabad, India.

Dr. James N. Furze is a member and fellow of the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Valorization of Natural Resources at Ibn Zohr University, Morocco; Control and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Technology-Iraq, Iraq; Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), England and founder of Earth Systems Protection Foundation.

Dr. Nematollah Jaafarzadeh is a Professor of the Department of Environmental Health Engineering of the School of Health and a distinguished member of the Environmental Technologies Research Center at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical ‎Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.