Project 4036
Project |
4036 |
Chief Investigator |
SPEDDING, Mr Timothy (Tim) - Australian Antarctic Division |
Title |
Remediation of petroleum contaminants in the Antarctic and subantarctic |
Project aims
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Project Summary of the Season 2012/13
At Casey: the spill at the EPH was assessed and excavated. A new biopile (1 of up to 4) was constructed, and a first response permeable reactive barrier was installed.
At Macquarie Island: nutrient management continued; and the air sparge array was relocated as planned.
At Davis Station: biopiles were sampled.
Project Summary of the Season 2013/14
Project Summary of the Season 2014/15
The Remediation Teams continued active contributions both locally and internationally and contributed to 2 remediation papers as part of Australia's submission at the 18th meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP).
Project Summary of the Season 2015/16
Several key scientific papers that summarise findings from remediation activities associated with this project, in particular regarding the success of using biopiles to remediate soil under Antarctic conditions, site and use-specific reuse of remediated soil at Casey and engineered liner containment and cover systems, will be submitted to scientific journals this year. In conjunction with publication of journal papers, data and risk assessment summaries will be provided to the Strategies Branch to inform the ATCM and Committee of Environmental Protection.
Project Summary of the Season 2016/17
Several key scientific papers have been published that summarise findings from remediation activities associated with this project. We reported on the success of using biopiles to remediate large quantities of soil in Antarctica (a world first). Research has also been published on our engineered liner containment and cover systems. In conjunction with publication of journal papers, data and risk assessment summaries will be provided to the Strategies Branch to inform the ATCM and Committee of Environmental Protection.
Final Summary of Project Achievements
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
Mooney T.J., King C.K., Wasley J., Andrew N.R. (2013) Toxicity of diesel contaminated soils to the subantarctic earthworm Microscolex macquariensis, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 32(2). 370-377; [Ref: 15299]
Winsley T., Snape I., McKinlay J., Stark J., van Dorst J.M., Ji M., Ferrari B.C., Siciliano S.D. (2014) The ecological controls on the prevalence of candidate division TM7 in polar regions, Frontiers in Microbiology 5. 1-10; [Ref: 15450]
Mumford K.A., Powell S.M., Rayner J.L., Hince G., Snape I., Stevens G.W. (2015) Evaluation of a permeable reactive barrier to capture and degrade hydrocarbon contaminants, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 16. 12298-12308; [Ref: 15586]
Dynes J.J., Regier T.Z., Snape I., Siciliano S.D., Peak D. (2014) Validating the Scalability of Soft X-ray Spectromicroscopy for Quantitative Soil Ecology and Biogeochemistry Research, Environmental Science and Technology 49. 1035-1042; [Ref: 15588]
Whelan M.J., Coulon F., Hince G., Rayner J., McWatters R.S., Spedding T., Snape I. (2015) Fate and transport of petroleum hydrocarbons in engineered biopiles in polar regions, Chemosphere 131. 232-240; [Ref: 15589]
Gore D.B., Snape I. (2014) 50 kGy of gamma irradiation does not affect the leachability of mineral soils and sediments, Powder Diffraction 29(S1). S40-S46; [Ref: 15590]
Filler D.M., Kennicutt II M.C., Snape I., Sweet S.T., Klein A.G. (2015) Arctic and Antarctic Spills, in: Fingas M. (ed.) Handbook of Oil Spill Science and Technology Ch. 21. 495-512; [Ref: 15591]
Freidman B.L., Terry D., Wilkins D., Spedding T., Gras S.L., Snape I., Stevens G.W., Mumford K.A. (2017) Permeable bio-reactive barriers to address petroleum hydrocarbon contamination at subantarctic Macquarie Island, Chemosphere 174. 408-420; [Ref: 15822]
Freidman B.L., Northcott K.A., Thiel P., Gras S.L., Snape I., Stevens G.W., Mumford K.A. (2017) From urban municipalities to polar bioremediation: the characterisation and contribution of biogenic minerals for water treatment, Journal of Water and Health wh2017019; [Ref: 15823]
Freidman B.L., Gras S.L., Snape I., Stevens G.W., Mumford K.A. (2017) A bio-reactive barrier sequence for petroleum hydrocarbon capture and degradation in low nutrient environments, International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 116. 26-37; [Ref: 15824]
Freidman B.L., Gras S.L., Snape I., Stevens G.W., Mumford K.A. (2016) The performance of ammonium exchanged zeolite for the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons migrating in soil water, Journal of hazardous materials 313. 272-282; [Ref: 15825]
Freidman B.L., Gras S.L., Snape I., Stevens G.W., Mumford K.A. (2016) Effects of freeze-thaw phenomena on controlled nutrient release: Application to bioremediation, CLEAN-Soil, Air, Water 44(12). 1739-1749; [Ref: 15826]
Freidman B.L., Gras S.L., Snape I., Stevens G.W., Mumford K.A. (2016) Application of controlled nutrient release to permeable reactive barriers, Journal of Environmental Management 169. 145-154; [Ref: 15827]
Statham T.M., Stark S.C., Snape I., Stevens G.W., Mumford K.A. (2016) A permeable reactive barrier (PRB) media sequence for the remediation of heavy metal and hydrocarbon contaminated water: A field assessment at Casey Station, Antarctica, Chemosphere 147. 368-375; [Ref: 15828]
Errington I., King C.K., Wilkins D., Spedding T., Hose G.C. (2018) Ecosystem effects and the management of petroleum-contaminated soils on subantarctic islands, Chemosphere 194. 200-210; [Ref: 15976]
Errington I., King C.K., Houlahan S., George S.C., Michie A., Hose G.C. (2018) The influence of vegetation and soil properties on springtail communities in diesel-contaminated soil, Science of the Total Environment 619. 1098-1104; [Ref: 15977]
Ma J., Stevens G.W., Mumford K.A. (2018) The effect of temperature on hydrocarbon adsorption by diphenyldichlorosilane coated zeolite and its application in permeable reactive barriers in cold regions, Cold Regions Science and Technology 145. 169-176; [Ref: 16008]
Northcott K., Friedman C.L., Stevens G., Snape I., Mumford K.A. (2016) Research and Industry Partnerships in Polar Regions Science: Implications for Municipal and Environmental Water Treatment, Water e-Journal .; [Ref: 16009]
Ma J., Stevens G.W., Mumford K.A. (2018) The effect of temperature on hydrocarbon adsorption by diphenyldichlorosilane coated zeolite and its application in permeable reactive barriers in cold regions, Cold Regions Science and Technology 169-176; [Ref: 16039]
Chong C.W., Silvaraj S., Supramaniam Y., Snape I., Tan I.K.P. (2018) Effect of temperature on bacterial community in petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated and uncontaminated Antarctic soil, Polar Biology 1763-1775; [Ref: 16040]
Pudasaini S., Wilson J., Ji M., van Dorst J., Snape I., Palmer A.S., Burns B.P., Ferrari B. (2017) Microbial Diversity of Browning Peninsula Eastern Antarctica Revealed Using Molecular and Cultivation Methods, Frontiers in Microbiology 14pp; [Ref: 16052]
van Dorst J., Wilkins D., King C.K., Spedding T., Hince G., Zhang E., Crane S., Ferrari B.C. (2020) Applying microbial indicators of hydrocarbon toxicity to contaminated sites undergoing bioremediation on subantarctic Macquarie Island, Environmental Pollution 259 113780. .; [Ref: 16297]
Pudasaini S., Wilkins D., Adler L., Hince G., Spedding T., King C., Ferrari B. (2019) Characterization of polar metabolites and evaluation of their potential toxicity in hydrocarbon contaminated Antarctic soil elutriates, Science of the Total Environment 689: 390-397; [Ref: 16300]
Crane S.L., van Dorst J., Hose G.C., King C.K., Ferrari B.C. (2018) Microfluidic qPCR enables high throughput quantification of microbial functional genes but requires strict curation of primers, Frontiers in Environmental Science 6. 1-14; [Ref: 16304]
Raymond T., King C.K., Raymond B., Stark J.S, Snape I. (2016) Oil Pollution in Antarctica In Fingas M (Ed), Oil Spill Science and Technology 2nd edition Gulf Professional Publishing 759-803; [Ref: 16313]
King C.K., Wasley J., Holan J., Richardson J., Spedding T. (2020) Using an expert judgement response matrix to assess the risk of groundwater discharges from remediated fuel spill sites to the marine environment at sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 17(4) 785-801; [Ref: 16421]
Di Battista V., Rowe K.R., McWatters R.S. (2022) Field and laboratory investigation of factors affecting GCL performance in the Antarctic environment, Canadian Geotechnical Journal .; [Ref: 16656]
King C.K., Wasley J., Holan J., Richardson J., Spedding T. (2021) Using an expert judgment response matrix to assess the risk of groundwater discharges from remediated fuel spill sites to the marine environment at sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, Australia, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management .; [Ref: 16671]
Carnero-Guzman G.G., Bouazza A., Gates W.P., Rowe R.K., McWatters R.S. (2021) Hydration/dehydration behaviour of geosynthetic clay liners in the Antarctic environment, Geotextiles and Geomembranes .; [Ref: 16793]
McWatters R.S., Rowe R.K., Wilkins D., Spedding T., Jones D., Wise L., Mets J., Terry D., Hince G., Gates W.P., Di Battista V. (2016) Geosynthetics in Antarctica: Performance of a composite barrier system to contain hydrocarbon-contaminated soil after three years in the field, Geotextiles and Geomembranes .; [Ref: 16859]
McWatters R.S., Wilkins D., Spedding T., Hince G., Raymond B., Lagerewskij G., Terry D., Wise L., Snape I. (2016) On site remediation of a fuel spill and soil reuse in Antarctica, Science of The Total Environment .; [Ref: 16860]
McWatters R.S., Rowe R.K., Wilkins D., Spedding T., Hince G., Richardson J. (2019) Modelling of vapour intrusion into a building impacted by a fuel spill in Antarctica, Journal of Environmental Management .; [Ref: 16861]
McWatters R.S., Rowe R.K., Di Battista V., Sfiligoj B.J., Wilkins D., Spedding T. (2019) Exhumation and performance of an Antarctic composite barrier system after 4 years exposure, Canadian Geotechnical Journal .; [Ref: 16862]
Abdullah K., Wilkins D., Ferrari B.C. (2023) Utilization of—Omic technologies in cold climate hydrocarbon bioremediation: a text-mining approach, Frontiers in Microbiology .; [Ref: 16865]
Richardson E.L., King C.K., Powell S.M. (2014) The Use of Microbial Gene Abundance in the Development of Fuel Remediation Guidelines in Polar Soils, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 11(2). 235-241; [Ref: 15472]
Arbel J., King C.K., Raymond B., Winsley T., Mengersen K.L. (2015) Application of a Bayesian nonparametric model to derive toxicity estimates based on the response of Antarctic microbial communities to fuel-contaminated soil, Ecology and Evolution 5(13). 2633-2645; [Ref: 15786]
Category 2: International meeting papers
McIvor E., King C., Spedding T. (2022) Update on current initiatives for a more structured sample and data collection of environmental contamination in the Antarctic, ATCM XLIV - CEP XXIV Berlin, Germany 23 May - 2 June 2022, Delegations of Germany, Italy, Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America and Sweden (AAD authors only listed) IP007 rev. 1, Agenda Item CEP 11; [Ref: 16978]
Category 3: Conference paper
King C., Wasley J., Richardson J. (2023) Environmental Protection of sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island: Derivation and application of site-specific Environmental Guidelines for soils at remediated fuel spill sites, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Australasia 2023 Conference, Source to Sink: Engaging with Stakeholders to Protect Our Environment, 7 – 10 August 2023, Townsville, Queensland .; [Ref: 17018]
Mumford K.A., Stevens G.W., Snape I., Rayner J.L., Gore D.B. (2010) Permeable bio-reactive barriers for hydrocarbon remediation in Antarctica, Contaminants in Freezing Ground: proceedings of the 7th International Conference May 24-28 Kingston, Ontario, Canada .; [Ref: 14233]
Category 3: Poster
Richardson E.L., Powell S.M., King C.K. (2013) Microbes as indicators of soil health in Antarctica, Strategic Science in Antarctica Conference, Hobart, Australia, 24-26 June 2013 .; [Ref: 15543]
Mooney T.J., King C.M., Wasley J., Raymond B., Andrew N.R. (2013) Springtail community response to petroleum hydrocarbons in subantarctic soils, Strategic Science in Antarctica Conference, Hobart, Australia, 24-26 June 2013 .; [Ref: 15544]
Nydahl A., Robinson S.A., Jolley D., King C.K., Wasley J. (2013) Sensitivity and response of Antarctic moss, terrestrial algae and cyanobacteria to fuel contamination, Strategic Science in Antarctica Conference, Hobart, Australia, 24-26 June 2013 .; [Ref: 15452]
Macoustra G.K., Jolley D.F., Robinson S.A., King C.K., Wasley J. (2013) Development of soil remediation guidelines for Macquarie island: sensitivity assessment of germination in native subantarctic flora, Strategic Science in Antarctica Conference, Hobart, Australia, 24-26 June 2013 .; [Ref: 15453]
Category 3: Thesis, higher degree
Mooney T. (2013) Response of soil invertebrates to petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soils at Macquarie Island, PhD Thesis, University of New England, Australia 147pp; [Ref: 15300]
Nydahl A. (2013) Sensitivity and Response of Antarctic Moss and Terrestrial Algae to Fuel Contamination, Bachelor of Conservation Biology Advanced (Honours), University of Wollongong, Australia 93pp; [Ref: 15303]
Macoustra G. (2013) The inhibitory effects of petroleum hydrocarbons on the growth of selected Macquarie Island plant species, Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Wollongong, Australia 81pp; [Ref: 15304]
Richardson E.L. (2013) Changes in microbial functional genes as indicators of soil health and their response to fuel contamination in Antarctica, Thesis, Bachelor of Science with Honours, University of Tasmania, Tasmania 76pp; [Ref: 15542]
Category 3: Verbal presentation
Ferrari B.C., van Dorst J., Hince G., Crane S., Montgomery K., Snape I., King C.K. (2016) Microbial communities as indicators of anthropogenic and natural disturbances to Antarctica and subantarctic Macquarie Island, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Australasia Conference, Hobart, Australia, 4-7 October 2016 .; [Ref: 15816]
Mooney T.J., King C.K., Wasley J., Andrew N.R. (2009) Soil invertebrate community response to petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants in sub-Antarctic soils over an organic carbon gradient, 13th Australasian Society for Ecotoxicology (ASE) Conference, 20-23 September 2009, Adelaide, Australia .; [Ref: 15545]
Mooney T.J., King C.K., Wasley J., Andrew N.R. (2011) Collembola community response to petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants in sub-Antarctic soils over an organic carbon gradient, Ecological Society of Australia 2011 annual meeting: 'Ecology in Changing Landscapes'. Hobart, Australia, 21-25 November 2011 .; [Ref: 15546]
Jolley D.F., Macoustra G.K., Nydahl A., Robinson S.A., King C.K., Wasley J., Wise L. (2014) Sensitivity and Response of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic Species to Fuel Contamination, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Asia Pacific and Australasia Conference, Adelaide, South Australia, 14-17 September 2014 .; [Ref: 15454]
McWatters R.S., Rowe K., Jones D. (2015) Co-Extruded Geomembranes in Barrier Systems in Extreme Environments – From High Temperature Laboratory Tests to Antarctic Field Sites, Geosynthetics Conference 2015, 15-18 February, Portland, USA .; [Ref: 15592]
Jones D., McWatters R.S., Rowe K. (2015) Evaluation of Geosynthetics for Hydrocarbon Containment in Antarctica, Geosynthetics Conference 2015, 15-18 February, Portland, USA .; [Ref: 15593]
McWatters R.S., Wilkins D., Spedding T., Hince G., Snape I., Rowe K., Jones D., Bouazza A., Gate W. (2014) Geosynthetics in barriers for hydrocarbon remediation in Antarctica, 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics, 21-25 September 2015, Berlin, Germany .; [Ref: 15594]