In this study, nitrate bioremediation in groundwater impacted with gasoline containing 25% ethanol was evaluated during 32 months in a field experiment. By means of mass and spatial distribution analysis of the dissolved compounds, biostimulation was found to have a positive influence on ethanol and BTEX biodegradation, and prevented the formation of highly reducing zones (90% of values were higher than + 100 mV) and BTEX and ethanol plume migration in the monitoring area. Results indicate that nitrate biostimulation is a highly efficient alternative in remediating groundwater impacted by gasohol.
bioremediation; gasoline; ethanol; nitrate; BTEX; groundwater
