HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION IMPACT ON SANDY SOILS WITHIN THE DZUNBAYAN OIL FIELD (EASTERN MONGOLIA)

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The data are presented on the particle-size distribution, content of hydrocarbons, n-alkanes in their composition and the number of microorganisms in the soils of Dzunbayan oil production area (Mongolia, the Eastern Gobi desert steppe). The soils studied are characterized by the dominance of sand and fluid fraction (99.50–99.8%) with particles of 2–20 μm. The soils show alkaline reaction (pH 8.2–8.7), they are slightly saline in the control areas and highly saline (water extract salinity 0.13–2.34‰) near the production well. The content of petroleum hydrocarbons (HC) in soils of the study area varied from 9 to 60 mg/kg, with a maximum near the well. The study of the molecular composition of n-alkanes revealed the dominance of long-chain homologues (66.3–79.2% of the total n-alkanes), occurring at various stages of physicochemical and microbiological weathering. According to a number of features, the microbial community of soils is characterized by a high degree of adaptation to the conditions of the arid zone, salinity, and high pH values; at the same time, these conditions limit the development of typical representatives of soil microbiocenoses, i.e., actinomycetes and, to a greater extent, microscopic fungi. The total number of heterotrophic bacteria (HBGs) in the studied soil samples varied within 1.22–3.49 million CFU/g of soil. The proportion of oil-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) was 12.6–18.9% OBA, which corresponded to the high adaptive capacity of the community to hydrocarbons. Specific climatic conditions, features of soil composition, as well as oil with a predominance of heavy paraffin fractions of the Dzunbayan deposit, characterize the low potential ability of soils to self-purify under the oil pollution.

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L. A. Garetova

Institute of Water and Ecological Problems, Far East Branch RAS

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Russia, 680000, Khabarovsk, ul. Dikopol’tseva, 56

G. V. Kharitonova

Institute of Water and Ecological Problems, Far East Branch RAS

Email: micro@ivep.as.khb.ru
Russia, 680000, Khabarovsk, ul. Dikopol’tseva, 56

E. L. Imranova

Institute of Water and Ecological Problems, Far East Branch RAS

Email: micro@ivep.as.khb.ru
Russia, 680000, Khabarovsk, ul. Dikopol’tseva, 56

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